Tourism in India is going to change in the coming years, with railways infrastructure, tunnels, bridges where connectivity is been looked into & different types of resorts etc.
Maritime tourism set to get a boost! 65 lighthouses to be developed into tourism destinations
Under the Marine Aids To Navigation 2021, traditional and historical values of lighthouses would be preserved as well as showcased as part of the initiative.
Lighthouse tourism in India set to get a boost! Lighthouses are an interesting tourism feature all over the world, and it is time that the feature catches up in India as well. Since lighthouses are usually located close to the coastline, they provide a scenic view of the spot to tourists.
And now, the Parliament has passed the Marine Aids To Navigation 2021, which would lead to the development of lighthouses as tourist destinations. According to it, 65 lighthouse sites have been identified to be developed into tourist spots in public private partnership mode.
The ministry has said that one of the lighthouses that would be transformed for this project is the Mandvi Lighthouse in Gujarat, which is built on the Mandvi Fort and overlooks the Arabian Sea from the west coast of the country. This lighthouse is located at a distance of 8km from the Mandvi Beach, and as per plans, during its development, the spot would get facilities like gardening, landscaping and seating.
while identifying and developing the tourism infrastructure components to boost the lighthouse tourism and exploring the possibilities of undertaking these projects in the PPP mode.
The identified lighthouses are spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Source: Internet
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