Meeting held with local home stay owners, operators and tourism stakeholders at Rumtek

Friday, March 16, 2018

A meeting was held with local home stay owners/operators and tourism stake holders at Superview Waterfall Home stay at Rumtek.

 
At the meeting various tourism developmental activities in and around Rumtek and Sang areas involving the youth in activities like mountain biking, hiking, cultural tours and also taking up Jungle Therapy which was recently announced by The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Pawan Chamling was discussed.

 
The HGTI, (Himalchuli Group of Tourism Industries), Chairman, Mr. S. K. Bardewa welcomed the initiatives taken by West Bengal Chief Minister in welcoming investors from Sikkim to Darjeeling hills in sectors like eco- tourism, tea tourism, hotels & resorts, adventure tourism, herbal plantation and floriculture etc.

 
Mr. Bardewa also thanked the West Bengal Chief Minister, Smt. Mamta Banerjee for her desire to welcome the Sikkim Chief Minister, Shri Pawan Chamling at Uttarkanya for high level inter-state meeting. Mr. Bardewa expected that the proposed meeting between the two Chief Ministers of both the States is certainly going to be of significance in the world tourism scenario, concerning railway connectivity to Sikkim and also for successful landing by the commercial wing of Spicejet to Pakyong from Kolkata.

 
Mr. Bardewa further stated that the meeting would uplift the economic development of the entire region especially in tourism as most tourists prefer to visit both Darjeeling and Sikkim during their holidays. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by HGTI Assistant General Secretary Smt. Renu Gurung.

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