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| mega Tourism Convention in October annually in the City |
| 07.29.06 (12:22 am) [edit] |
Chandigarh July 28:- For the promotion of Tourism in a big way, the
Chandigarh Administration in collaboration with the CII will hold a mega
Tourism Convention in October annually in the City Beautiful, in which
Departments of Tourism from all over the country and delegates from
abroad, will participate and deliberate on various issues of the tourism.
It has also been decided to organize New Year Festival in last week of
December 2006 and first week of January in a big way. During this
festival, all government buildings will be illuminated, fire weeks will
be organized and Shopping Week will be held. The Governments of Punjab
and Haryana will also be requested to join the celebration.
This was decided at a first meeting of the newly reconstituted Tourism
Advisory Committee of U.T., Chandigarh, chaired by the Home-cum-Tourism
Secretary, Sh.Krishna Mohan and attended by the Managing Director, CITCO,
Sh.J.S.Bir, the Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Development
Corporation, Shi Vijai Vardhan, the S.S.P., U.T., Sh.Gaurav Yadav, the
Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board, Sh.Amar Nath, the Director Tourism,
Sh.Vivek Atray, the Director Chandigarh Airport, Sh.Sunil Dutt, the
Advisor(Trade) Consulate General of Canada, Sh.G.S.Sobti, the Principal,
Institute of Hotel Management, Sh.Navin Kumar, the Proprietor, Hotel
President, Sh.B.B.Behl and Sh Ankit Gupta of Hotel Himani.
While chairing the meeting, Sh.Krishna Mohan disclosed that the
strength of the existing A.C. Taxies would be increased to 350 and non
A.C. Taxies would also be introduced so as to suit every pocket. He
also added that the Administration would also introduce A.C. Buses in
the city for designated tour on the pattern of Hop on Hop off bus,
besides starting Light and Sound Programme from November 1, 2006 at
Government Museum and Art Gallery, which would be a major tourist
attraction. While requesting the members to send their suggestions in
writing for further improving tourism and the tourism website,
Sh.Mohan said that the proposed Theme Park would be completed within a
2 to 3 years time and medical fraternity would also be associated for
the promotion of medical tourism. He also disclosed that the
Chandigarh Tourism would initially promote Khuda Lahora and Khuda
Alisher in order to promote rural tourism in the City Beautiful.
The Director Tourism, Sh.Vivek Atray, presented Tourism Action Plan on
Chandigarh on which detailed deliberations were held.
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