Port Blair, Aug 06: With a view to take stock of various tourism developmental initiatives and ongoing projects in the Isles, a review meeting was held with the tourism stakeholders under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, A&N Administration Mr. Keshav Chandra, IAS, in the Conference Hall of Secretariat here yesterday.
The A&N Administration is prioritizing the tourism sector and review meetings on tourism related matters are being held since February 2023 under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, to further boost tourism in these Islands.
Tourism Department has formulated policies for various tourism activities i.e. Caravan Tourism, HouseBoat Tourism, Bird Watching, Beach Shacks, Luxury Tents which will be placed on public domain for inviting comments/suggestions from various Departments, tourism stakeholders and general public before final approval & notification of these policies.
The Administration is also planning to open up new Islands for tourism and as part of this, Cinque Island is being considered to be opened for general public & tourists for day tourism.
In addition to these, other proposals like Blue Flag Certification of 5 selected beaches, Inter Island Cruise Tourism, Simplification of IV Rules, Relaxation of dry days, International air connectivity, improvement of beach amenities and facilities, seaplane connectivity to Swaraj Dweep, Shaheed Dweep and Long Island, improvement of facilities and amenities at various jetties & wharfs etc were also deliberated upon in details for early implementation of the same.
Why there is no mention of ATR road maintenance. Is this not a part of tourism development?