Uttarakhand seeks assistance for tourism related projects from MoT
Uttarakhand’s Tourism Minister meets Dr Mahesh Sharma and sought assistance for tourism related projects from MoT.
The Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma held a meeting with Tourism Minister of Uttarakhand, Dinesh Dhanai in New Delhi recently. The meeting was a follow up of the earlier meetings to seek central assistance for development of tourism in the state of Uttrakhand.
Dinesh Dhanai said that the state government is keen to finish the ongoing tourism related infrastructure projects at the earliest to promote tourism in the state. Dinesh Dhanai requested Dr Mahesh Sharma to allow diversion of funds released earlier for tourism projects which could not be undertaken to those incomplete projects started under the scheme of PIDDC but waiting for release of outstanding funds. . Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has funds to the tune of Rs 14.39 Cr which can be useful for those projects which are 60-70% completed, he added.
You might also like
Air India communications go global with SITA
Air India has introduced a new communications solution that will link its global airport teams. Using SITA Connect, the national carrier will be able to link its central hubs in
Emirates flight from India crash-lands in Dubai, all 300 on board safe
An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai’s main airport on Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at
SriLankan Airlines: Bringing India Closer to Sri Lanka
SriLankan Airlines has long made it a mission to bring India closer to Sri Lanka and the world. With close to 90 weekly flights between the two countries, and more
