Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Right after the reopening of tourist destinations on Monday, the Kerala government would inaugurate 22 tourism projects on October 22, which are expected render a boost to the crisis-ridden sector. Tourism Director P Balakiran said that the tourism department has listed around 120 projects for inauguration in the coming months.
“Of these, 65 projects would be inaugurated as part of the state government’s 100-day action plan as part of boosting the socio-economic activity of the state. The remaining 55 projects would be inaugurated in the second phase of the next 100 days. As part of the first phase deadline, 22 projects worth around `65 crore are ready for inauguration in various districts,” Balakiran said.
Two mega projects of the tourism department would be inaugurated by the chief minister by the end of this month. The miniature railway project of Kerala Tourism at Veli Tourist Village, a fun-filled experience, is complete, and it will be opened for tourists on this occasion. The tourists can travel in the idyllic village and the beach side on a solar-powered miniature train. The other is the Kerala Arts and Crafts Village which is getting a makeover at Vellar in Thiruvananthapuram.
Around 114 tourist destinations in Kerala started welcoming visitors on Monday after the government reopened the sector to ensure livelihood of various stakeholders who are dependent on tourism. The destinations in the containment zones were not opened as part of the Covid control measures. However, these would reopen once the areas are excluded from the list of containment zones. Kerala tourism department is expecting that the footfall will increase in the hill, adventure and backwater tourism destinations on weekends.
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