Govt. finalises tourism master plan

  • 26/03/2006

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

The Goa Government will enter into a tie-up with private sector to add water sports, adventure sports and eco-tourism to tourist packages in the Western Ghats. Aware of the need to offer more to retain its edge in tourism, the Government has finalised Tourism Master Plan: Goa-2011(TMP) with emphasis on "strategic planning for long-term tourism development with focus on infrastructure". According to the Economic Survey 2005-06 presented to the State Assembly during the budget session that ended last week, the master plan has identified several sports and activities such as scuba diving, snorkelling, paragliding, parasailing, yachting, river rafting, trekking, cycling, skating, jogging, and sea surfing for tourism promotion.