Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida in a latest interview emphasised on the “limitless potential of tourism” within the state.
Parida spoke on the FinancialExpress.com Journey Tourism Meet (ATM) held in Shillong, Meghalaya on October 4, the place she was additionally the Chief Visitor.
She talked concerning the new initiatives being deliberate in Odisha. As an illustration, a number of thematic vacationer circuits have been deliberate and are underneath improvement. These embrace the Buddhist Circuit, Ekamra Hall (a religious hall), Puri-Konark Heritage Hall, and others. There are plans to develop journey tourism in Deomali, a excessive hill vary within the Koraput area. Simlipal, Hirakud riverfront, and the Bhitrakanika wetlands are being developed for ecotourism.
Odisha’s crystal shoreline alongside the Bay of Bengal is one other vacationer spotlight. The Authorities of Odisha plans to ask large hoteliers to develop tasks in Puri and Konark. A world airport can be proposed in Puri.
Speaking concerning the journey tourism choices of Odisha, Parida highlighted actions like trekking, scuba diving in addition to water sports activities amenities at places just like the Silver Metropolis Boat Membership in Cuttack. The state’s journey tourism coverage of 2022 is but to be carried out, and Parida mentioned she “hopes to motion it quickly”. The Journey Tourism Meet in Shillong was very instructive on this regard.
Parida thanked the Indian Categorical Group for organising the meet. She mentioned she discovered it helpful to share views with the opposite ministers and consultants current. Parida discovered the interplay between the states very instructive. She took again many learnings from the Meet and in addition invited all of the consultants to Odisha.
Parida additionally visited the caves of Cherrapunji and noticed journey tourism in motion in Meghalaya. Cherrapunji, cloudy and delightful, was a mesmerising expertise for her. Other than the caves, she additionally visited a few homestays in Cherrapunji and interacted with the house owners and learnt what they had been doing to advertise their homestays. This could assist them to develop homestays in Odisha, she emphasised.
Just lately, Maniabandha in Odisha received the ‘Finest Tourism Village’ award from the Authorities of India. Acknowledging this achievement, Parida talked concerning the village’s superb textile custom and the way every house there was like a cottage business.
As for journey tourism in Odisha, Parida mentioned it might assist them entice youthful guests to the state and assist enhance vacationer footfall. Even the favored Eco Retreats of Odisha are being extra made extra inexpensive, so many extra individuals can go to and expertise them. Odisha can be growing some new offbeat vacationer locations, she mentioned.
With Odisha having a lot to supply vacationers, Parida was hopeful that the addition of journey tourism would increase the native economic system in every vacationer vacation spot and generate substantial employment.
