The State’s Tourism minister Satpal Maharaj said that the Tourism department officials have been directed to utilise the conclusion of survey on tourism aspects and recommendations made on the basis of research by the Garhwal University. He said this after releasing the second edition of the book ‘Uttarakhand Utpad-Uttarakhand Uphar’ by Sarvesh Uniyal of the Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Study Centre of the Garhwal University here on Tuesday.
The minister said that the book will prove to be quite useful for tourists visiting Uttarakhand. A pocket book, it informs the reader about the important tourist destinations along with the local produce of the state. He said that this book also takes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of ‘vocal for local’ forward. Congratulating the author and published, Maharaj said that such books should be published from time to time also to provide a fillip to the local produce of the state. He said that the Tourism department officials have been directed to utilise the recommendations based on surveys and research on tourism subjects by the Garhwal University for planning tourism in the state. Appreciating the survey and documentation by the university on the Vivekanand tourism circuit, he said that survey and documentation should also be undertaken on the Pandav tourism circuit, Mahasu (Mahashiv) tourism circuit, Bauddh tourism circuit and Gandhi tourism circuit among others.The minister has directed the Tourism department officials to seek the cooperation of the university in this regard.
The author Sarvesh Uniyal informed that various tourist destinations have been presented in the form of a trailer in the book. Information about local products and the place of their production along with details of tourism activities, possibilities and other relevant information has also been provided in the book, he added.
Wednesday, 09 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
