Port Blair, Sept 29: The Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt. Gen A. K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM,VSM, SM (Retd) called on the Minister of State (Tourism and Culture), Dr. Mahesh Sharma on 29th September 2015.
The Lt. Governor briefed the Minister about various developments taken place in the tourism sector and related areas in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during last one year. He has put forth before the Minister, tourism projects worth Rs. 71 crores, which have already been projected through official channels. The Minister advised to expedite preparation of DPRs for the projects and also submit additional proposals upto a total of Rs 100 crores.
After detailed deliberations, the Minister instructed officers of the Ministry of Tourism to process all proposals pertaining to Andaman and Nicobar Islands within one month.
The Lt. Governor also requested the Minister to pay a visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the month of October 2015.
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