KOLKATA, Indien - Vestbengalen, der tiltrak 1.2 millioner udenlandske besøgende i 2013, udvikler nu 12 mega-turismeprojekter og opgraderer infrastruktur for at tiltrække flere turister fra forskellige dele af Indien og i udlandet, fik statsforsamlingen at vide.
Bratya Basu, turistminister i Vestbengalen, siger, at regeringen prioriterede opgradering af turistinfrastruktur ved at forbedre faciliteter som veje, vandforsyning og strøm. Han tilføjer, at de også bygger nye turisthytter og renoverer de eksisterende.
Basu tilføjer, at regeringen var ivrig efter at fremme statens turistsektor gennem aggressiv markedsføring og håbede, at antallet af turister ville stige betydeligt, når infrastrukturplanerne blev implementeret.
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- Basu adds that the government was keen on promoting the state's tourism sector through aggressive marketing, and hoped that the number of tourists would increase substantially once the infrastructure plans were implemented.
- 2 million foreign visitors in 2013, is now developing 12 mega tourism projects and upgrading infrastructure to attract more tourists from different parts of India and abroad, the state assembly was told.
- Bratya Basu, Tourism Minister, West Bengal, says the government was laying top priority on upgrading tourism infrastructure by improving facilities like roads, water supply and power.
