Baleswar district’s Talsari beach along with Udayapur-Chandanwswar-Bichirtapur-Bhusandeswar tourist circuit would be developed as a beach tourism destination soon.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi here on Tuesday. Padhi asked the Tourism Department to prepare a detailed project proposal with financial outlay at the earliest.
The Baleswar district Collector and Divisional Forest Officer have been asked to identify around 50 acres of land for development of the project and initiate other preliminary steps, informed Tourism Secretary Gagan Dhal.
Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan advised to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementation and maintenance of the project.
The Talsari beach with its calm ambiance, unique receding waters and tropical weather has the potential of a sought-after beach destination in the country.
Currently, thousands of day visitors, mainly from Digha, are visiting Talsari, Udaypur and Bichitrapur beacjes. While 1,46,704 tourists visited the beach in 2012, the number increased to 1,93,789 in 2014.
Infrastructural works like development of pathway, illumination, water sports facilities and a 300-metre-long foot over bridge over the creek to connect the main land to Subarna Beach would be undertaken. Besides, renovation of fishery jetty, tourist reception centre and public convenience, food court and cafeteria, amphitheatre, parking place, solid waste management have been proposed for development of the project.
“The initial investment for infrastructure development of the circuit has been estimated at `4,302 crore,” said a senior official.