Tag : Eco-Tourism

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is formulating a new eco-tourism policy and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given the necessary instructions for setting up of an EcoTourism Board. According to the government spokesman, the chief minister has said that the tourism department should be the nodal agency of the proposed EcoTourism Board. Ministers of the concerned departments, Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Director General and Director as well as qualified officers and experts of the Indian Forest Service should also be included. Mukesh Meshram, Principal Secretary Tourism, said, "In totality, for the planned development of the tourism sector in the state in 2018, the tourism policy has mentioned many places in the ecotourism circuit. According to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, basic facilities are being developed at all these places for the convenience of the tourists. Moreover, the branding is also being done so that the maximum number of tourists come here and enjoy nature." Eligible youth will be selected and trained as 'nature guides' from the local people in ecotourism, wildlife and other forestry works. The villages situated in the middle of the forests inhabited by wild animals will also be properly settled with their consent. Places with confluence of nature, culture and adventure will become the centre of attraction for tourists from all over the country and across the world. Irrigation, Forest, AYUSH, Rural Development and other related departments will have an important participation in this preparation along with the tourism department. Meshram said that Uttar Pradesh is abundantly rich in terms of natural beauty and according to an estimate, about 35 per cent of the tourists prefer to go on ...