Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday directed officials to remove the encroachers from Government land in the name of tourism department at Manikaran in Kullu district and explore possibilities of construction of ‘sulphur baths’ besides wayside amenities to facilitate the huge rush of tourists heading towards Manikaran, Kasol etc.
Presiding over the meeting of Board of Directors of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) here, he said that land should be evacuated from encroachers within a month and fencing of the land be done on priority.
Singh also directed to take up measures and ensure necessary clearances for construction of tourism hotel at Kasauli. He directed to complete the construction work for expansion of tourism wayside hotel at Kiari Bungalow in Solan district at the earliest. The CM will inaugurate the water park at Sadhupul and newly upgraded wayside amenities at Bhararighat in district Solan and at Sombhadra in district Una through video-conferencing on June 30.
