Rajahmundry, July 16: In an attempt to tap the increasing tourism potential, forest authorities came up with plans to promote tourism in the Coringa wild-life sanctuary in East Godavari district from August. The authorities prepared plans to press into service two diesel-run 20-seater boats acquired at a cost of Rs 3 lakh each.
Van vihar is not only the exotic tourism spot of capital but also the state as well. The forest department continuously creates new items to allure tourists. There are so many species of snakes are already living here. But now the department has procured other aqua-species of snakes like cobra, daihal, sunfreela etc. These species will become a special attraction for tourists, as they are of different colours and shades. Besides this the department tried to allure tourists by adding different animals to Van Vihar. Here the area of water will be proliferated.
At the end of the tourist season on June 30, the Corbett Tiger Reserve recorded a remarkable increase in the number of tourist arrivals. Between October 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, the reserve earned Rs 2.86 cr as revenue and 1,77,399 tourists visited it, said CTR director Rajiv Bhartari. Last season, between October 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the reserve earned Rs 2.35 cr. TNN
P. Oppili The scheme on trial basis was launched at the zoo recently GET SET, CYCLE: Children using the new bicycles at the Vandalur zoo premises on Thursday. CHENNAI: A scheme under which bicycles are available on hire for visitors, including some for children, has been launched on a trial basis at the Vandalur Zoo. It was launched recently, Zoo Director P. L. Ananthasamy said. 20 vehicles introduced A total of 20 bicycles, including five for children, have been introduced at the zoo by a private bicycle manufacturer. Rs.20 an hour
You don't have to visit the Kanha National Park or the Sunderbans to catch a glimpse of the royal tiger any more. The Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Borivali, as part of its Rs 5-crore five-year scheme to promote eco-tourism in Mumbai, is displaying two of its newly acquired yellow Bengal tigers on its tiger safari trails.
The environment department has directed all hotels, resorts and even tents for tourists within a kilometre of forest areas to take the state pollution control board's permission to continue operations. The directive follows a string of complaints of violation of environment norms against hotels and resorts
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has suggested to the authorities of Kaziranga National Park to keep the centenary park open to tourists round the year. The Chief Minister revealed this during his brief sojourn at Mou Chapori, a holiday spot in the middle of the Brahmaputra river, on Tuesday.
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Finding a place to stay in the remote and far-flung areas would no longer be a problem, especially for trekkers and wildlife lovers, as accommodation will be made available in 400 forest rest houses t
