Project to improve tourism facilities

 
The city corporation is working on a major project to improve tourism infrastructure in the capital region. Prepare in technical collaboration with the Kerala Industrial and Technical consultancy Organization (KITCO), the Rs.197 crore project seeks to added the lack of basic facilities and improve connectivity to important tourist destinations.

The first phase of the project, estimated at Rs.62.6 crore, was cleared by the corporation council in December. It is scheduled to be submitted to the Union Government for assistance under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). This phase is expected to be taken up by February and the second phase by April. The project include accessibility to Poovar, Akkulam, Neyyra dam and Ponmudi, sufficient accommodation facilities, recreational facilities, solid and liquid waste management facility in the major destinations, development of helicopter/seaplane terminals at Kovalam and Akkulam. The project envisages overall improvement and beautification of tourist destinations like, Akkulam, Ponmudi, Kochuveli, Kovalam, Vizhinjam etc.


(The Hindu, 6th  January 2007)