Experts have said the city needs extensive planning to allow tourists to move around popular sites with ease. They said bus stations, the railway station and airport need to have tourist vehicles, and guides apart from special police to take care of the security of the visitors.
At present, although the railway station here has a tourist facilitation counter, it has a few takers. The bus terminal at Barmunda doesn't have any facility for tourists, said sources.
"Different types of tourists land in the city via different modes. The city, which boasts of several famous tourist hotspots, should have short and long-duration packages for sightseeing," said urban planner Piyush Rout.
He said some tourists might be interested to spend a few hours in the city and utilize them for sightseeing. "The tourism department should display packages at the tourists' arrival stations. A dedicated police officer should note down their itinerary so that in the event of untoward incidents, their movements can be tracked," said Rout.
Many tourists, who come to the city, come across some tourist spots accidentally. "The saddest part of our tourism promotion in the city is that tourists come and go without understanding the city's tourism potential. To develop an understanding of the city and for locals to bond with the visitors, it is important for the department concerned to provide the tourists with smaller modes such as cycles and bikes to move around apart from offering them dedicated public transport," said chairman of the Indian Institute of Architects Sanjib Guru.
Bhubaneswar boasts of a legacy that includes diverse flora and fauna as well as temples, caves, rock edicts, lakes, wall paintings and ancient buildings. It has Khandigiri and Udayagiri, Dhauli and Lingaraj temple aside from the Nandankanan zoo.
Historically, Bhubaneswar has been the seat of growth of Buddhism, Jainism and the Saivasim movement in India. "Apart from sightseeing, many researchers come to the city for gathering inputs. The tourist packages should be designed to suit everybody's needs," said Guru.
Under the five-year plan, the tourism department has projected that 1.22 crore tourists will visit the state by the end of the year. Managing director of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) M R Patnaik said packages for tourists have been customized.
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At present, although the railway station here has a tourist facilitation counter, it has a few takers. The bus terminal at Barmunda doesn't have any facility for tourists, said sources.
"Different types of tourists land in the city via different modes. The city, which boasts of several famous tourist hotspots, should have short and long-duration packages for sightseeing," said urban planner Piyush Rout.
He said some tourists might be interested to spend a few hours in the city and utilize them for sightseeing. "The tourism department should display packages at the tourists' arrival stations. A dedicated police officer should note down their itinerary so that in the event of untoward incidents, their movements can be tracked," said Rout.
Many tourists, who come to the city, come across some tourist spots accidentally. "The saddest part of our tourism promotion in the city is that tourists come and go without understanding the city's tourism potential. To develop an understanding of the city and for locals to bond with the visitors, it is important for the department concerned to provide the tourists with smaller modes such as cycles and bikes to move around apart from offering them dedicated public transport," said chairman of the Indian Institute of Architects Sanjib Guru.
Bhubaneswar boasts of a legacy that includes diverse flora and fauna as well as temples, caves, rock edicts, lakes, wall paintings and ancient buildings. It has Khandigiri and Udayagiri, Dhauli and Lingaraj temple aside from the Nandankanan zoo.
Historically, Bhubaneswar has been the seat of growth of Buddhism, Jainism and the Saivasim movement in India. "Apart from sightseeing, many researchers come to the city for gathering inputs. The tourist packages should be designed to suit everybody's needs," said Guru.
Under the five-year plan, the tourism department has projected that 1.22 crore tourists will visit the state by the end of the year. Managing director of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) M R Patnaik said packages for tourists have been customized.
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Source: Times of India
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