UP cabinet approves setting up of tourism board

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for setting up of an eco-tourism development board to fully utilize the tourism potential of the state.

Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh told reporters here that the board would be headed by the chief minister of the state and its members would be ministers from 10 departments. He said that the need of the board was felt for a long time and the decision to set it up was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The minister said that the board will help the state to attract domestic and international tourists.

He said that there is a need for proper promotion of vast historical, cultural, religious heritage and natural resources in the state, which would be done through this board. The ten departments included in the board are tourism, forest, AYUSH, rural development and irrigation, urban development. , agriculture, horticulture, sports and transportation.

The Chief Secretary of the state will be its member secretary and experts from leading institutions will also participate in it. The Tourism Minister said that the state has a forest area of ​​16,582 sq km which has beautiful landscapes, flowing rivers, waterfalls, availability of water. Endangered birds and animals.

He said that there are 36 wildlife sanctuaries, 12 bird sanctuaries, nine state eco-tourism circuits in the state which can be fully exploited.

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