Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been awarded as a tourism country of the best wildlife & eco in the 7th edition of international tourism and the conclave held in Delhi on Friday night.
The award was delivered by Sheo Shekhar Shukla, the main secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, which is also a leading guest function.
Madhya Pradesh also pocketed awards for the best countries for tourism marketing campaigns.
“Madhya Pradesh is blessed with rich wildlife and forest cover spreads more than 77,700 square kilometers.
It has many wildlife hotspots with 11 national parks and 24 wildlife sanctuaries,” said a spokesman for the department.
For active promotion of tourism countries, he said, the state has organized various promotional events such as the Orchha Festival, Mandu Utsav and Jal Mahotsav, among others.
Campaigns like ‘buffer me Safar’ and ‘Magion Masoon’ also attract people to MP.
TNN.