Imphal plans to promote sustainable tourism in the State

Monday, May 7, 2018

Ibohal who is the Director of Tourism Department mentioned that the Tourism Department is offering priority to promote eco-friendly and sustainable tourism in the State.

He had asserted this at the press conference of HODs organized by DIPR for focusing on the activities and achievements of the Government of Manipur that was hosted at DIPR Complex, Moirangkhom, Imphal on Saturday.

Communicating with the media persons, W. Iqbal Singh said that a great hospitality is essential to promote tourism in the State.

The Tourism Department is making efforts to promote economic growth and offer sustainable livelihood to the people of the State, he went on to add. He said that the Department has been able to organize several Tourism Festival in a grand manner including Manipur Sangai Festival, NorthEast Development Summit, Shirui Lily Festival, NorthEast Development Summit, International Polo tournaments, etc.

He emphasized that nearly 50,000 national and international delegates and exhibitors had observed the Manipur Sangai Festival 2017.

Owing to these festivals there has been a swift rise in tourist arrival in 2017 to 2018 in the State.

Around 1,58,000 domestic tourists and 3600 foreign were recorded between April 2017 to March 2018. The importance of organizing different tourism festivals in the State is not just to generate revenue to establish good relationship and restore the sense of brotherhood with the local people.
 

International Polo Tournaments such as Manipur International Polo Tournament and Manipur Statehood Day Women’s Polo Tournament are being organised to encourage the game of Polo and to preserve the endangered Pony in the State.

Director mentioned that a team from USA would be visiting the State to discuss various issues regarding the protection of Manipuri Pony such as to exchange their knowledge and chalk out plans to preserve Pony in the State.

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