Summary:
Though 17 tourism projects estimated at ?19.84 crore figured in the high-powered working group of tourism headed by the Secretary, Tourism, on April 14 this year, only eight projects have got government approval. more-inRed tape has hit the roll-out of a slew of tourism projects of Kerala Tourism, intended for marketing, upgrade of infrastructure at guest houses and tourist destinations, and Responsible Tourism initiatives. This is the first time that these many tourism projects are being kept pending since the working group was set up in the late 1990s. Director of Tourism P.
Bala Kiran told The Hindu that all the projects of the marketing wing and Responsible Tourism Mission would be cleared at Tuesday’s meeting. Official sources said estimates approved by the working group had been curtailed drastically by the government citing resource crunch..