The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited (MTDCL) has asked for a tourism plan from the Nashik district collectorate, following a report submitted by the Tourism Finance Corporation of India (TFCI) that Nashik was a 'filthy', unfriendly and ill-equipped city for tourists'.
The TFCI had carried out a survey in November 2012 and later submitted its report to the Maharashtra govrernment. The state-level tourism committee has asked the Nashik administration to plan for tourism development, keeping in mind infrastructure required for tourists.
In a letter issued on January 8, 2014, the state tourism body has asked the Nashik administration to prepare a tourism plan that could be implemented over the next five years.
"The MTDC has asked us to prepare a tourism plan worth five times the funds that the district has received in the recent past. The district had received nearly Rs 60 crore in the past four years. The tourism plan to be furnished will be of Rs 350 core," district planning officer (DPO) Pradeep Potdar told TOI on Wednesday.
The TFCI in its report to the Maharashtra government had remarked that Nashik needed lot of improvement on several fronts to 'invite and retain' tourists.
Lamenting lack of cleanliness of the Godavari river, which has been so severely polluted that its water was 'unfit for bathing', the TFCI report pointed out the lack of washrooms at tourism spots, their cleanliness, unavailability of quality food and other amenities.
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The TFCI had carried out a survey in November 2012 and later submitted its report to the Maharashtra govrernment. The state-level tourism committee has asked the Nashik administration to plan for tourism development, keeping in mind infrastructure required for tourists.
In a letter issued on January 8, 2014, the state tourism body has asked the Nashik administration to prepare a tourism plan that could be implemented over the next five years.
"The MTDC has asked us to prepare a tourism plan worth five times the funds that the district has received in the recent past. The district had received nearly Rs 60 crore in the past four years. The tourism plan to be furnished will be of Rs 350 core," district planning officer (DPO) Pradeep Potdar told TOI on Wednesday.
The TFCI in its report to the Maharashtra government had remarked that Nashik needed lot of improvement on several fronts to 'invite and retain' tourists.
Lamenting lack of cleanliness of the Godavari river, which has been so severely polluted that its water was 'unfit for bathing', the TFCI report pointed out the lack of washrooms at tourism spots, their cleanliness, unavailability of quality food and other amenities.
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Source: Times Of India
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