Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed the officials to prepare a better action plan for the development of eco-tourism in Jharkhand. Soren today gave many important suggestions to the officials in a meeting with Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari, Secretary of Forest Environment Department Abu Bakar Siddiqui and Secretary of Tourism Department Manoj Kumar in the Jharkhand Ministry regarding the possibilities of eco-tourism in the state and to develop them.

The Chief Minister said the officials that there are immense possibilities of eco-tourism in Jharkhand. Eco-tourism should be developed in the state in such a way that along with providing employment to the local people, nature can also be preserved. The Chief Minister said that the Forest Environment Department and the Tourism Department should work with better coordination to identify those places in Jharkhand for the development of eco-tourism, where there is potential for eco-tourism.

The Chief Minister has directed the officials to focus especially on schemes promoting eco-tourism in the state. He also said that by promoting eco-tourism, the natural beauty of Jharkhand will get a distinct identity in the country and the world. The Chief Minister directed the officials to study the eco-tourism model of other states of the country or other countries where good work has been done in the field of eco-tourism.

He also directed the officials that the Forest Department and the Tourism Department should work with commitment with the aim of giving recognition to Jharkhand on the global map in the field of tourism. The Chief Minister said that our government is committed to develop eco-tourism of international level in the state. With the development of eco-tourism, the natural heritage of Jharkhand will be preserved.