Source: The Sangai Express / Manipur Info Centre
New Delhi, June 02:
Manipur Tourism Minister T.N.Haokip today reminded Shri Pravez Dewan, the Chairman-cum Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) for completion of two tourism projects of Manipur which were sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism during the year 2006-07 by December this year.
In a letter sent to the Chairman-cum Managing Director of ITDC today, the Tourism Minister stated that the implementation of two projects under Destination Development Scheme namely �Development of Tourist Destination at Imphal and Development of Eco-Tourism Park at Nongmaiching, Manipur was assigned to the ITDC.
The Minister recalled that the Union Ministry of Tourism advised to all the State Governments of the NE Region for completion of all centrally sponsored tourism projects funded during the 10th Plan by December 2008.He also further asked the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the ITDC for taking necessary actions for the three Rural Tourism projects to be set up at Noney, Khongjom and Andro in Manipur.
The Ministry of Tourism sanctioned the three Rural Tourism Projects in the year 2006-07 .
The components of the Tourist Destination at Imphal were beautification of Konung Thangapat and Pishum Ching, Modernisation of Hotel Imphal and development of University of Bhagavata Culture and Shri Shri Govindajee Temple.