The state has earned an unprecedented total of five awards at the National Tourism Award function in New Delhi.
Madhya Pradesh has earned a rare
distinction by winning five awards including the National Award for Best Tourism
State at the recently held National Toursim Award function in the Capital.
The state was also conferred awards for
turning Amarkantak, a pilgrims destination, disabled friendly, for conducting
the best heritage walks and for launching the most innovative and unique
tourism project. Award for the best tourist guide went to Jeevan Jyoti Pateria.
The state which boasts of unmatched historical heritage, religious places, eco
tourism points and national parks had recently turned all its temples at
Amarkantak disabled friendly.
As a part of the initiative, wheel chairs
were made available to disabled tourists and notice boards and signages put up
for blind people in Braille language. Disabled friendly toilets have also been
constructed in the pilgrim town.
In Bhopal, a number of paths have been
developed for heritage walk, providing an opportunity for visitors to soak in
the history and architecture of Bhopal. The first path starts from Kamlapati
Mahal, meanders its way through Upper Lake and snakes towards Sufi masjid and
Sadar Manzil while the second showcases the history of Taj-ul-Masajid.
The awards comprising trophies and letters
of citation were give away by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and minister of
state for tourism and culture, Mahesh Sharma to
Surendra Patwa, Madhya Pradesh culture and tourism minister. The event was also
attended by Tapan Bhowmik, chairman, Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development
Corporation, Hari Ranjan Rao, managing director and Sushri Tanvi Sundriyal,
additional managing director.
Expressing joy over the Best Toursim Award,
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan congratulated the entire tourism team.According to him, tourism development is
the priority of the state government and said that the government would
continue to do the good work in the sector.
It may be noted that Madhya Pradesh has
bagged national awards in the tourism category for the last two years in a row.
Last year, the State had bagged six national awards.
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