The Chhattisgarh Tourism Department is all set to extend its publicity exercise for various tourist destinations in the State well beyond creatively prepared posters and literature. A decision has been taken at the highest level to now upload documentaries on various tourist places also on YouTube to draw both domestic and foreign tourists.
This apart, with a view to enhancing the tourist appeal and to publicise the tourist spots of the State, hoardings will now be put up at important railway stations and entry points of the State.Directives to this effect were issued by Tourism Minister Ajay Chandrakar in a departmental review meeting held here on Tuesday.
Chandrakar said that Chhattisgarh has a number of fascinating tourist destinations. The domestic and foreign tourists should be made aware of these destinations.“Billboards and notices will prove very helpful in publicity of these destinations, besides documentary films which can be uploaded on YouTube,” said Chandrakar.
He directed the officers to prepare a special action plan to promote tourism in the State.Chandrakar said that a single route chart should be prepared for Sonakhan, Girodpuri and Shivrinarayan to develop a tourist circuit. Similarly, Kutumsar, Chirakoot and Teerathgarh should be developed as tourist destinations.He directed the officers to expedite the construction works at tourist places and complete them at the earliest.
He also directed to send proposals for repair and maintenance of roads leading to tourist destinations to the Public Works Department.The hotels and motels developed at the tourist places should have symmetry and uniformity. For security of tourists, police force should be deployed, added Chandrakar.