Tourism Minister Amrita Rawat in a meeting held at Vidhan Bhawan on Friday to discuss tourism potentiality around Tehri Lake expressed her discontentment over non expenditure of fund and slow pace of work. She said that the non completion of work in stipulated time would result in increase of the budget.
Minister Rawat pointing out that there was lots of potential for tourism around Tehri Lake, directed the officers to prepare the action plan keeping in confidence the local public representatives and keeping in mind the Tehri City. She advocated preparing plan for Pratapnagr-Tehri-Ghansali Tourism Circuit. She asked the officers of Bhagiarti River Valley Development Authority to immediately prepare Master Plan for the same. She expected from THDC that it would provide jobs to dependents of deceased persons and local people under Veer Chandra Garhwali Tourism Self Employment Scheme, maintain roads, forest and beauty of the area.
Various reports pertaining to organizing state level sports festival, water sports, Eco Tourism, Adventure Sports and establishment of Water Adventure Centre near Tehri Lake were presented during the meeting. The local MLAS and public representatives gave important suggestions on constructions of Trekking Route, Museum, Helipad, Eco Parks, encouragement of Paragliding fishery industry and adventure Sports activities.
The meeting was attended by MP Satpal Maharaj, Tehri Zila Panchayat Chairman Ratan Singh Gunsola, MLA Paratapnagar Vikram Singh Negi, Vice Chairman Bhagirati River Valley Development Authority BD Raturi, local MLAs and officers of THDC.
