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| ‘Rs 100 cr tourism facilities coming up around Ranjit Sagar Dam’ |
LAKHANPUR, NOVEMBER 16- Minister
for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh today said that
Government has dedicated Rs 100 crore to develop eco-tourism infrastructure
around Ranjit Sagar Lake so as to develop it into a major tourist destination.
The Minister said this while addressing a large gathering at Lakhanpur
in Kathua district after inaugurating the blacktopping work on 11-km long
double lane Lakhanpur morh to Thein Dam (Danoh) Basholi road, here today.
Regional Director Pollution Control Board Choudhary Showkat Ahmed
besides other senior officers of R&B (PWD) accompanied the Minister.
Choudhary Lal Singh informed that the 11-kilometer long double lane road
would be blacktopped at an estimated cost of Rs. 21 crore by Roads and
Buildings (PWD) department. He said Government has released total Rs. 42 crore
for blacktopping the Lakhanpur morh to Basholi town roads, out of which Rs. 21
crore has been spent on the upgradation of 11-kilometer long double lane
Lakhanpur morh-Thein Dam (Danoh) Basholi road. He said Phase-II work on Thein
Dam to Basholi town would be started soon after completing tendering formalities.
Choudhary Lal Singh said that Government is making all out efforts to
develop Basholi constituency by creating public utility as well as recreational
infrastructure for residents as well as tourists.
The Minister said nature has endowed Basohli area with immense natural
beauty which needs to be brought on the tourist map to increase footfall in the
area, adding that Basholi Tourist Development Authority has been established
with this view.
Choudhary Lal Singh, speaking about the Ranjit Sagar Dam, said that the
dam has beautiful and astonishing lagoon which need to be optimally promoted
for various adventure sports. He said the Government is working on a
comprehensive plan to bring this spot in tourist limelight.
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