The World Tourism Day was celebrated at the district headquarters town here on Sunday adhering to Covid 19 guidelines. District Collector SK Mohapatra speaking on the occasion spelt out theme and purpose of the day and its potentiality in Jagatsinghpur district.The day held on September 27 aims to foster awareness among community of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic values, the speakers said.
If tourism will develop in rural areas it will encourage employment and be instrumental creating job. Amid the Covid pandemic this year, thousands of people have lost jobs and tourism can help getting economic recovery and generate work in the rural sector, the Collector expressed.
"We are focusing to develop our tourist spots as Maa Sarala temple, Gorekhnath shrine, Siali seashore and Paradip," said ADM Jagatsinghpur Satchidananda Sahoo.The Tourism department displayed billboards narrating the tourist spots in the district in several locations. Sub-Collector Dharmendra Mallick, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnaik, OSD Sasanka Sekhar Lenka and Kabita Murmu were present.