Gujarat government is developing Saputara, the only hill station of the state as a tourism hub. A master plan for developing Saputara has been drafted by The Research and Design Cell Faculty of Architecture, Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Surat and work has already commenced for the first phase of the plan. The state government is investing Rs 150 crore in the first phase of the project and is looking at acquiring investments from the private sector for various components of the master plan.
The details of the master plan were revealed at the road show held yesterday in Mumbai along with the announcement of the first ever Global Bird Watchers Conference 2010 which will be held at Khijadiya (among the important wetlands) near Jamnagar from November 25-27, 2010. The conference, organised in partnership with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is aimed at promoting Avian and Ecotourism and will witness participation of nearly 500 delegates with more than 100 international bird watchers and experts. Kamlesh Patel, Chairman, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL), Anoop Shukla, Managing Director, TCGL and Param Shah, Head-Gujarat State Council, FICCI were present at the road show, the first in a series of similar road shows to be organised across the country.
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