CM Mann bats for concerted efforts to promote tourism in Kandi regions in Punjab

Published on: 29 Jun 2023 at 11:01 AM

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, June 29

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday directed the officers of the state government to make concerted efforts for promoting tourism in the kandi area of the state.

Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that the state government is making strenuous efforts for developing areas around Ranjit Sagar Dam, Shahpur Kandi Dam, and Kandi areas of the Hoshiarpur district.

He said that these areas can be developed as ideal tourist destinations for attracting tourist from across the globe. Bhagwant Mann said that there is a huge potential for developing these areas as a tourist destinations for which all-out efforts will be made.

The Chief Minister bemoaned that due to the negligence of the successive state governments, these areas have been hitherto ignored in the pace of development.

Bhagwant Mann said that the untapped potential of tourism in these areas should be harnessed for attracting tourists to these places with immense natural beauty.