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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Oct, 2020

Minister of Tourism of Odisha Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi on Thursdaysaid that effective coordination between the centre, states and union territories is must in order to revive the Indian tourism industry, post-pandemic.

Addressing 'Odisha Tourism Virtual Roadshows - 2020' webinar, organized by FICCI, Panigrahi said that since people are less likely to travel by air or train during the COVID times, the Government of Odisha has launched the 'Odisha by Road' campaign, which aims to provide an opportunity by travelling through the beautiful roads.

"The 'Odisha by Road campaign' intends to encourage tourists from within the state as well as from the neighbouring states to travel to various tourist destinations in Odisha through excellent network of roads. Through this campaign, we will promote some beautiful yet not so popular places of attraction which would be further facilitated by the Tourism Department," said Panigrahi.

Highlighting the award-winning initiatives of eco-tourism and nature camps, Panigrahi said, "Capitalising on the success of the first edition of Eco Retreat - A luxury camping project of the Tourism department, is all set to be implemented in five locations this year.”

“We are taking up a few mega projects which have been in the pipeline for a long time and assure to provide full support to the tourism sector," he added. 

Vishal Kumar Dev, Commissioner - cum - Secretary, Tourism Department and Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha said that government and private sector needs to find innovative ideas to revive India's tourism sector in post-pandemic phase. The challenge is to ensure safety and to provide accommodation without any fear of virus attack.

"There is a huge latent demand for travel and the challenge is to tackle this demand to travel safely and efficiently," he said.

The secretary further stated that MoUs would be signed with neighbouring states to promote interstate road trips.

Speaking on the development of the State, Dev said that the state has been a leading reformer and Odisha's development is not just limited to industries but in the last 20 years, it has attained development in every sphere.

"Our idea is to promote Odisha as a safe travel destination, and the initiatives like 'The Odisha by Road' campaign and nature camps will take the travellers beyond the temples and beaches by converting the state's tourism ecosystem into a treasure trove," said Dev.  

 
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