Indian Railways to encourage private participation to boost tourism
Updated: Jul 08, 2014 02:21:01pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (KNN) Taking up eco-tourism and education tourism in North Eastern states is one of plans of the Indian Railways along with introducing specially packaged trains for pilgrim circuits across the country with private participation.
The Minister of Railways D V Sadananda Gowda has said that Indian Railways plans to take up Eco-Tourism and Education Tourism in North Eastern States.
Presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 in Parliament today he said, Special Pilgrim Circuits like Devi Circuit, Jyotirling Circuit, Jain Circuit, Christian Circuit, Muslim / Sufi Circuit, Sikh Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Famous Temple Circuit have been identified.
The Minister said, he proposes to introduce specially packaged trains for these circuits. He said, private participation in this area will also be encouraged and some trains for pilgrims and tourists are intended to be introduced in short run also.
The Minister said one tourist train will run from Gadag to Pandarpur via Bagalkot, Bijapur and Solapur covering the pilgrim and tourist places of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Another such train will start from Rameshwaram covering pilgrim and tourist places like Bengaluru, Chennai, Ayodhya, Varanasi and Haridwar.
He also unveiled plans to run a special train featuring life and work of Swami Vivekananda to inculcate good moral values and propagate the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
The Minister was happy that the Mumbai-Goa sector has been identified for increasing the speed of trains to 160-200 kmph to reduce travel time between the two major tourism centres and that the new line Solapur-Tuljapur has been included in the list of new surveys as those initiatives will go a long way in promoting tourism in the country. (KNN/SD)
The Minister of Railways D V Sadananda Gowda has said that Indian Railways plans to take up Eco-Tourism and Education Tourism in North Eastern States.
Presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 in Parliament today he said, Special Pilgrim Circuits like Devi Circuit, Jyotirling Circuit, Jain Circuit, Christian Circuit, Muslim / Sufi Circuit, Sikh Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Famous Temple Circuit have been identified.
The Minister said, he proposes to introduce specially packaged trains for these circuits. He said, private participation in this area will also be encouraged and some trains for pilgrims and tourists are intended to be introduced in short run also.
The Minister said one tourist train will run from Gadag to Pandarpur via Bagalkot, Bijapur and Solapur covering the pilgrim and tourist places of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Another such train will start from Rameshwaram covering pilgrim and tourist places like Bengaluru, Chennai, Ayodhya, Varanasi and Haridwar.
He also unveiled plans to run a special train featuring life and work of Swami Vivekananda to inculcate good moral values and propagate the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
The Minister was happy that the Mumbai-Goa sector has been identified for increasing the speed of trains to 160-200 kmph to reduce travel time between the two major tourism centres and that the new line Solapur-Tuljapur has been included in the list of new surveys as those initiatives will go a long way in promoting tourism in the country. (KNN/SD)
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