Kerala to give more powers to district tourism promotion council

By James Paul | 10 Dec 2003

1

Kochi: The Kerala government has decided to give more powers to the district tourism promotion council, according to state Minister for Tourism and Fisheries K V Thomas.

Inaugurating the Rs 50-lakh waterside amenity-cum-boat terminal at Kumarakom near Kottayam, Thomas said the district collector will be the chairman of the implementing committee of the council. "The executive committee of the council comprises the MPs, MLAs, panchayat presidents and block presidents. The functioning of the council will be totally free from any sort of politics."

Thomas said the central government share of the terminal is about Rs 21 lakh. A desalination and filtration plant will also be set up in the area. "A model project has been set up at Kumbalangi in Aluva with a capacity of 22,000 litres of water. Another project to remove weeds from lake and river will be set up soon."

He said the central aid for the projects is getting without any delay. "There is no shortage of funds. We have to submit the accounts whenever the project is over."

 

Business History Videos

History of hovercraft Part 3...

Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of hovercraft Part 2...

In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of Hovercraft Part 1...

If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of Trams in India | ...

The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...

By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad

view more