Dehradun

U'khand has immense potential for tourism, other industries: Vivek Oberoi

PNS

The State of Uttarakhand possesses immense potential for tourism and other industries. Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi said this at a ceremony organized at the occasion of signing of a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Reliance Property and DD Developers here in Dehradun on Thursday.

He said that Uttarakhand is his spiritual home and he regularly visits the state to rejuvenate him. Heaping praises on the scenic beauty of the state Oberoi said that it is much better than Switzerland and the state have plenty of locations suited for film production. He was offered to become the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand about eight years ago but he refused as he felt that he should do something substantially before accepting such an offer.

The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of DD developers Umesh Kumar said the his company has forged a partnership with Reliance Property to promote a project named “ Divine 18” located in a picturesque surrounding near the SIDCUl IT Park .In the first phase 18 high end apartments would be up for garbs and in second phase 250 apartments would be constructed. He said that his company has purchased 500 bighas of land in Dehradun to construct houses for economically weaker sections of society.

The Executive Vice President (EVP) and Business Head of Reliance Property Ramesh Paniker said the company is proud to be associated with DD developers. He said Reliance has 1100 offices in the country and these offices would be used to market the Doon based projects. Paniker said that Uttarakhand has a huge untapped potential.