Tourism sector in Kozhikode beset with twin problems

Kozhikode | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

Summary:

The Tourism Department has submitted a report to the government seeking assistance to rebuild the infrastructure. Anitha Kumari, Deputy Director, Tourism, the DTPC building near the Thusharagiri waterfalls had suffered damage after the heavy rain and floods last month. Kozhikode did not have a full-time secretary for DTPC for long, affecting many of the projects initiated by the department. more-inTourism development in Kozhikode is likely to go slow in the days to come as the sector is beset with twin problems: some of the major tourist destinations have had to bear the brunt of the flood fury and the post of the secretary of the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) is vacant again. Meanwhile, the tourism facilities under the Forest Department has suffered damage worth ?31 lakh..