Dehradun: Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat reached Koti Colony, Tehri on Wednesday and reviewed the preparations for the Tehri Lake Festival. Chief Minister had gone to Tehri to preside over the cabinet meeting. He said that Tehri Lake Festival would be publicized not only at the national level but among the foreign tourists as well. He asserted that Tehri has to be developed as a tourist destination of international level. Tourists from outside places have to be attracted towards this destination. He said that arrangements should be done to record the experiences of the tourists besides taking feedback from them.
Chief Minister said that today’s efforts should be made keeping in mind the coming tomorrow. The Chief Minister conducted inspection in Tehri Lake for about 30 minutes in a boat. He also instructed the Tourism Department that lake and the surrounding areas must be kept on top priority schemes. On this occasion, Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj was also present.
On this occasion, Tehri District Magistrate Sonika gave information about the preparations for the Lake Festival. The festival will be organized from May 25 to 27. Many events would be organized that will include cultural programmes, adventure sports and Yoga. The main attraction of the festival would be the floating huts of the Lake, the bookings for which are being done by the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam. DM said that a dialogue has been initiated with tour operators asking them to include Lake Festival also in their packages. On this occasion, Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh and Secretary, Tourism, Dilip Jawalkar were also present.
