Gandhinagar: Although the Indian Government (Government) includes Dholavira and Somnath in the first list of iconic tourism sites in 2019 and asked the Gujarat government to submit a detailed development plan, the state government has not started the process.
The development plan will help market archaeological sites as international tourist destinations.
The Government Government has recommended to UNESCO that Dholavira must be crowned the world heritage site – the difference given earlier this week.
A key officer close to the development, “When Dholavira now gets the status of the World Heritage Site, we will accelerate the preparation of the development plan.” In 2019, the Government Government had included Dholavira in the first list of 17 Indian Tourism sites India and the Ministry of Tourism have included a civilization Harappan site in the list of Indian international tourism sites.
This center has asked the state government to develop tourist facilities at the location and market it as an international tourist destination of Gujarat and India.
However, the department cannot do it.
“A committee was formed earlier under the main secretary to wear a plan.
However, so far the state government has not prepared any plans.
The government will soon plan a meeting with the Archaeological Survey of Indian Officials (ASI) to prepare the Dholavira Tourism Development Plan.
However, maybe It took two to three more years.
Consultants will be appointed in a few days to prepare the master plan that will include museums, tourist facilities, interpretation centers, etc., the state government will also focus on making Dholavira villages more easily accessible by tourists, ” said A source.
The Union Government has identified iconic tourist attractions in India to attract foreign and domestic tourists.
Based on the announcement of the 2018-19 budget, the Ministry of Tourism identifies 17 sites in 12 clusters in this country for the construction of an iconic tourist location.
This is a Taj Expensive & Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar P Radesh), Ajanta & Ellora (Maharashtra), Humayun Tomb, Red Fortress and Qutub Minar (Delhi), Colva (Goa), Amer Fort (Rajasthan), Somnath and Dholavira (Gujarat), Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), Hampi (Karnataka) , Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Kaziranga (Assam), Kumarakom (Kerala) and Mahabodhi Temple (Bihar).
The Ministry of Tourism proposes to develop these sites holistically by bringing private investment.