June 10, 2004.A meeting is being held
at the Alipurduar Circuit House by the eminent persons of
the district.
The list consists of Webcon adviser, R.
Mahapatra, Alipurduar Sub Divisional Officer Jiban Krishna
Sadhuka, local MLA Nirmal Das and chairman of Alipurduar Municipality
Dipak Dey. The representatives of different organizations
of the Subdivision also attended the meeting.
Mr. Sadhukha said that the D.M. of the District
is keen in representing the entire region as a tourist spot
by utilizing the dense forests, hills and rivers. He also
said that for this purpose the involvement of departments
like irrigation, PWD and Forest are very important.
The S.D.O. added that this initiative,
if implemented successfully, will help in developing the economy
of the local area along with the local inhabitants. For this
purpose the micro projects of opening lodges, maintaining
the wetlands for attracting the tourist are very crucial.
In this connection he also pointed that there is enough ingredients
to present this area as a famous tourist spot. The Chairman
of Alipurduar Municipality, Mr. Dey echoed similar feelings.
According to him the government mentality is the main roadblock
in the tourism development of the region. |