Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024. The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing in person stating that in the tourist township of Darjeeling there is the ‘Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary’ popularly known …
The Forest Department would enforce strict monitoring mechanism at Ponmudi Eco-Tourism counter to check the dumping of plastic waste and bottles at the tourism spot. As part of this, the department had introduced the collection of caution deposit at the checkpost to ensure that bottles are not left in the …
Gosaba, Jan. 31: Mamata Banerjee today lent her voice to a pitch to facilitate land acquisition for a life-saving project — an uncommon plea that betrayed the government’s frustration at the slow pace despite the urgency and the promise of generous compensation. The chief minister persuaded the people of Sunderbans …
Wetlands play a big role as the important recreational destinations which contribute to the increase in tourism industry. This paper evaluates the recreational value of Lake Victoria in Musoma Municipality. Primary data were gathered by administering the questionnaire to a sample of 120 recreationists. The socio-economic data were analysed using …
Ahmedabad: City’s Kankaria Lakefront project will lend its design to the country’s oldest manmade lake in Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh government has awarded Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University the project of making a detailed concept plan for the lake. After studying the present scenario of the lake, …
To be commissioned in 30 months once land is available The Central government has accorded clearance for a Rs.5-crore project for tourism development at the Peruvannamuzhy-Kakkayam dam site. The proposal has been submitted by Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar. Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan's office here said Union Minister of Tourism …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday proposed joint tourism packages by Bangladesh and Nepal for the promotion of tourism sector in the two countries as well as in the region. The proposal came when the newly appointed Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hari Kumar Shrestha called on the prime minister at her …
Quantum of plastic bags, liquor bottles has reduced The sustained awareness campaign conducted by Agasthyamalai Community-based Conservation Centre of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE) for the past ten years for ‘plastic-free tourism' has started yielding desirable results , as the total quantity of plastic waste collected …
Ahmedabad: The recent poaching of lesser flamingos and cranes in Gujarat could well be the worst of its kind globally. Experts from different parts of the world, who have congregated at the second global bird watchers’ meet here, expressed shock and disbelief at the blatant manner in which these winged …
Plan includes walkway by the Meenachil river Half a dozen tourism projects are being implemented in the district at a cost of Rs. 5 crore by District Tourism Promotion Council this year. Top on the agenda is the Thazhathangadi Beautification Project, being taken up at a cost of Rs.72.23 lakh. …
China has announced it will accelerate plans to expand a railway network in Tibet to reach two towns near the border with India and will also consider building a railway line to Nepal, officials said this week. New railway lines from Lhasa to Xigaze (Shigatse in Tibetan) and the town …
PURI: A corporation for preservation of environment in adherence to CRZ norms for sustained beach tourism development, comprising all the beach settlements of the State, needs to be formed, felt experts and NGOs participating in a seminar on beach tourism development organised by the Beach Protection Council of Odisha here …
Siliguri, Jan. 17: The Bengal Ambuja Group will invest Rs 100 crore in three tourism projects in north Bengal, minister Gautam Deb today said. A fourth project, by the developers of the Uttarayon Township here, will be in Sikkim. The chief minister, too, will announce a wide range of projects, …
NASHIK: To attract more tourists to Nashik, the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) is planning to set up an eco-tourism centre at its 105-acre nursery near Makhmalabad village in Nashik. "The project, which will be set up on 8 acres of land, will include a children's park, garden, furnished …
Several development projects have been initiated in the Wilpattu National Park, to attract more tourists, coinciding with 2012 Deyata Kirula development programme. The construction of a 100 kilometre new internal road network to enable visitors to reach historic monuments and to see wildlife, demarcation of tourist camp sites along the …
AGARTALA: The Dumbur Lake, one of the best tourist destinations of Tripura, is all set to get a new look with the government mulling to transform it into more fascinating tourist spot. A Chandigarh based Architecture College has already envisaged a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for overall beautification of the …
JAMMU: The Centre has sanctioned three projects costing Rs. 17 crore for upgradation and development of tourist related infrastructure in Leh-Ladakh. The State has already received the first installment of ` 3.39 crore to take up the work under first phase of the project envisaging creation of different type of …
DIGHA, 1 JAN: Digha has turned out to be the hottest spot in state for tourists who are in mood to celebrate. This popular sea resort, located 180 kilometres from Kolkata, is now bustling with party hoppers celebrating the New Year. The number of domestic tourists have outnumbered their international …
ITANAGAR: The newly formed Nabam Tuki Government has paved way for massive private investments in various viable sectors of the State with the Cabinet today unanimously adopting the State PPP Policy 2011. This path-breaking initiative will open up the gates for development of various infrastructure sectors, both physical and social, …
Leh, Dec 22 : The Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar today convened a meeting of Council to discuss various important issues concerning further promotion of tourism industry. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Executive Councilor, said that this year a record number of tourists visited Leh and if we …
Ahmedabad: The ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki’ advertisement campaign featuring the state’s brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan will now go global from January 2012. The campaign, which was launched in October 2010, was so far restricted for telecast within the country. Officials said that after Gujarat Tourism was adjudged the best tourism department …
