Circuit Maps to guide tourists during this Dasara

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Dasara Tourism Sub-Committee President Sudhakar S. Shetty speaking at the Sub-Committee meeting at Hotel Hoysala this morning as Member Secretary C. Anitha, Sub-Committee Executive President S.K. Husseini, Special Officer H.M. Ramesh, Vice-Presidents Kumar and L. Parshuram look on.
Dasara Tourism Sub-Committee President Sudhakar S. Shetty speaking at the Sub-Committee meeting at Hotel Hoysala this morning as Member Secretary C. Anitha, Sub-Committee Executive President S.K. Husseini, Special Officer H.M. Ramesh, Vice-Presidents Kumar and L. Parshuram look on.

Mysore :

For the first time in the history of Dasara, the Dasara Tourism Sub-Committee plans to display as many as 50,000 Circuit Maps containing details of roads from Mysore to tourist spots in Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Kodagu districts at tourists spots and vantage points for the benefit of tourists, said Sub-Committee President Sudhakar S. Shetty here this morning.

Addressing a meeting of the Sub-Committee at Hotel Hoysala on JLB Road in city, he said that the primary objective of the Committee was to ensure proper infrastructure like drinking water, toilets, bathrooms and cleanliness around all tourist spots to meet the needs of tourists.

Stating that 18 tourist kiosks at a cost of Rs. 26,000 each, manned by the students of tourism courses in Mahajana and Vidya Vikas Colleges in city and foreign students in city and 32 guides around Mysore Palace, dressed in specially designed blazers, will be set up at tourist spots and vantage points to guide tourists.

Sudhakar Shetty also said that the Sub-Committee had urged City Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem to initiate criminal action against those found guilty of selling duplicate products to visitors besides urging the MCC Commissioner to ensure that debris and garbage around the tourist spots in particular and the city in general before the commencement of the Naada Habba.

The Sub-Committee President also said that literature containing details of tourist spots will be placed at boxes which will be placed at all hotels and tourist agency offices in city.

Tourism Development Authority sought:  As Mysore and surrounding districts have abundant tourist potential, there is an absolute need for formation of a Tourism Development Authority to promote tourism, which is one of the most flourishing industries in parts of old Mysore region which has numerous places of tourist interest, some members opined.

S.K. Husseini, Assistant Director, Department of Tourism, who is also Sub-Committee Executive President,  H.M. Ramesh, Divisional Traffic Controller (City Division), KSRTC, who is also the Sub-Committee Special Officer,  C. Anitha, Sub-Committee Member Secretary,  Kumar and P arashuram, Sub-Committee Vice-Presidents and Sub-Committee members were present at the meeting.

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