Tourism sector gets boost in Madhya Pradesh
Ataullah FaizanBhopal: August 2, 2011
Constant efforts made by Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Tourism Minister Mr Tukojirao Puar have resulted into a great boost to the tourism sector in Madhya Pradesh. An aggressive marketing strategy has been chalked out to promote State’s tourism at international and national level. Activities of Eco-tourism Development Board are also on the rise, reports SMS News & Features.
It may be mentioned here that air services from Bhopal to Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior will soon be operational. An MoU has been inked with a private company in this regard. An air-craft of nine seats has arrived in Bhopal and yet another is to reach. The service will be expanded and Khajuraho, Agra and Jaipur will be linked with this service.
Helipad will be made in each district. Helipads or airports are available in 22 districts presently. Helipads are yet to be developed in 28 districts. Officials have also been instructed to explore the possibility of providing facilities of air traffic with other air services.
A tourist centre will be made in each district. An amount of Rs. 1 crore 25 lakh will be spent on the development of tourist centre. There are immense scopes for tourism development due to availability of natural beauty, forests, reservoirs and ancient monuments; all these can be exploited for the purpose.
State Tourism Development Council has been constituted. A road-show is proposed to be organised in Mumbai by the Council in the month of October. Five movies will be shot with the collaboration of Hollywood and Bollywood. These include Aarakshan and Singularity feature film documentary films on Bhopal, Pachmarhi and Tantya Mama.
A resort is proposed at Indira Sagar in Khandwa district under PPP mode. Similarly, four/five star conventional centres at Jabalpur and Gwalior while heritage hotel at Rajgarh Palace, Datia and resorts at Mandu and Gandhi-Sagar reservoirs and adventurous activities are proposed. Expansion of religious tourism at Omkareshwar and Chitrakoot was informed at the meeting.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that wide publicity will be made for the development of tourism in the State. He will himself play a major role in it. He informed that he would visit various tourist places in the month of October. Outdoor activities for the expansion of tourism will be conducted for one week. National-international well-known personalities will be invited to tourist destinations of Madhya Pradesh. Mr Chouhan said that there is immense scope for tourism sector in the State
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