India Blooms News Service 28 Jun 2013, 12:20 pm
Sujoy Dhar
This will be in addition to the Central Financial Assistance of about Rs. 95 crore already sanctioned during the current financial year for developing tourism infrastructure in the State.
"The State Government has been advised to assess the destroyed and damaged tourist amenities and conveniences and come back with the requirement of funds for rebuilding the infrastructure. On examination of the demand, Ministry of Tourism will sanction funds," said the ministry.
"The funds sanctioned in the relief package will be utilised for restoration and reconstruction of tourist infrastructure across the State with a special focus on tourist facilities along yatra route which will be used for providing shelter to the disaster hit pilgrims and tourists," it said.
Through a series of meetings held with the representatives of the hotel industry, tour operartor’s, travel agents and all other stakeholders in the travel and tourism trade since last week the Union Tourism Minister is coordinating the travel trades donations to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for the reconstruction and rejuvenation of the tourism industry in Uttarakhand.
Meanwhile, Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers and Statistics & Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena has given his consent for release of Rs 10 lakh from his MPLADS funds for the rehabilitation works in the flash floods/landslides and cloudburst affected areas of Uttarakhand. This was stated in a statement here on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has said that the Members of Parliament can recommend works up to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakh for the flash floods/landslides and cloudburst affected areas of Uttarakhand.
The Minister has urged all the Members of Parliament to indicate the amount they wish to contribute for such works at the earliest.
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