Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday directed the officers concerned to work diligently so as to develop Panchkula into a tourism hub.
He asked them to find a permanent solution for providing drinking water in the Morni area.
The Chief Minister was presiding over the review meeting of the Panchkula Development Plan here. Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta and Panchkula Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal were also present in the meeting.
Khattar took detailed information for the programme with regard to the introduction of paragliding to be organised on the occasion of International Yoga Day on June 20.
The Chief Minister directed to ensure that all parameters are in place for the programme to be organised in Morni to promote adventure sports like paragliding. As adventure sport like paragliding is an extreme sport, it is important to ensure formalities like life insurance of participating persons are done, he said.
He said along with this, trekking routes should be made in order to promote trekking so that the youth can easily reach the destination.
The Chief Minister asked MLA Panchkula Gian Chand Gupta to speak to the Union Road Transport Minister with regard to connectivity of Chandigarh Airport to Panchkula so that the project can be completed at the earliest.
The plan to develop Panchkula as a medical and educational hub was also discussed in the meeting.
Khattar also directed the Mayor of Panchkula to prepare a detailed report in this regard. He said that tourism in the city will be facilitated by a strong road network.
In the meeting, extensive discussions were also held to strengthen the roads from Panchkula to Mandhana, Mandhana to Morni, Morni to Tikkartal and Tikkartal to Raipur Rani to facilitate the movement of tourists.
Discussion was also held in detail about the road connecting Ramgarh to Himachal. The detailed project report of this road will be prepared in the next 15 days.