The World Tourism Day was observed here being jointly organised by Odia daily Dainik Asha, Paryatan Bharat, OIC and Ganjam District Hotel Association.
A discussion on "Tourism for Inclusive Growth" was held being moderated by Dainika Asha editor Pramod Kumar Panda.
Speakers at the meeting underlined the need for development of tourism in Ganjam as the district is the storehouse of art and culture and endowed with rich cultural heritage like Maa Thakurani, Maa Tartarini and 22 Peethas and also having traditional folk arts, dance forms like Danda Nurtya, Bharat Leela, Daskathia, Jodi Sankha Nacha, Nabaranga, etc.A book on ‘Maa Taratarini Darsan Katha’ written by Dandapani Sahu was released jointly by Er Uma Shankar Panigrahi, Bhagawan Gantayat and Paryatan Bharat editor Narayan Mohankuda. Among others, Krushna Chandra Nisanka, Surendra Mohapatra, Sudip Kumar Sahu, Gopal Patnaik, Dharma Rao, Prasant Das, Sudip Sahu, Mrityunjaya Sahu, Ashirbad Raut, Satyachetan Parida and Swadhin Sahu spoke in the meeting.