The Union Government would invest Rs450 crore under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP) for development of Chilika lake and its surroundings to attract tourists.
The ICZMP aims at ensuring infrastructure development of tourist destinations like erection of iconic tower, night shelters, boating and water sports facility near tourist destinations and also to generate employments to local youths.
The allocated fund would be spent for development of Chilika, Satpada, Barkula, Rambha, Khallikote, Mangaljodi. Many tourist destinations in Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts would also be developed under the scheme.
The BJP State unit expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the allocation for the development of tourist destinations in the State.