Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Friday announced that Telangana government will soon launch heli-tourism in the state, from Hyderabad to Somasaila via Srisailam, to boost the tourism sector, The New Indian Express reported.
The minister was quoted as saying that proposals were being made for heli-tourism and the services would be launched in collaboration with the tourism company, EaseMyTrip.
As per the report, the minister was speaking at the inauguration of development work for a new Wellness and Spiritual Retreat in Somasaila, Nalamma, Amaragiri Island, and Eagalapenta.
He performed the ceremony for the construction of the Amaragiri Island Wellness Retreat in Amaragiri in the Kolhapur constituency, at a cost of Rs 45.84 crore, and for the trenching work of the Somasila VIP Ghat - Boating Point, costing Rs 1.60 crore. The projects are expected to be completed within a year.
The minister was quoted as saying that the state government has set a target to increase the number of domestic and foreign tourists.
“Along with the provision of infrastructure, we will conduct a wide campaign to increase the number of foreign tourists. Thus, along with job creation, infrastructure in the respective areas will improve. We will give a big push to water sports and adventure tourism,” he added.
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