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UP approves setting up of tourism board

August 16, 2022749 Views

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for setting up an eco-tourism development board to fully utilise the tourism potential of the state. The board will be headed by the state chief minister with ministers of 10 departments as its members, Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh told newspersons here. The minister said the board will help the state attract domestic and international tourists. There are vast historical, cultural, religious heritage and natural resources in the state needing proper publicity, which will be done through this board, he said. Ten departments included in the board are tourism, forest, AYUSH, rural development and irrigation, urban development, agriculture, horticulture, sport and transport. The chief secretary of the state will be it...

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COVID-19 leaves Agra tourism high and dry

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 7, 2022874 Views

Scores of hoteliers, restaurant owners, and tourism and hospitality players in Agra lamented the trail of destruction COVID-19 left on their businesses. Rajeev Saxena, vice president, Tourism Guild of Agra said the industry took a massive hit due to the pandemic, resulting in cancellation of tours booked for this year. Almost 75 percent of the tour packages have been cancelled due to fear of Omicron. People fear a possible lockdown and quarantine," he said. Hari Sukumar, vice president (operations) at a luxury hotel in the city, told PTI that hotels used to bustle with foreigners, free independent travellers (FIT) and destination wedding parties from October to March, the peak tourism season in Agra. Following the outbreak of Omicron, 75 per cent of FIT bookings and 50 per...

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Dudhwa National Park reopens for tourists

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November 15, 2021913 Views

Dudhwa National Park has reopened for tourists from November 15, a senior official said. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) Field Director Sanjay Kumar Pathak said tourists wishing to visit the rhino area in south Sunaripur range will have to wait for a few days more as the rhino area is still swampy and not fit for elephant movements. "As per government directives, the Dudhwa National Park would now be opened for tourists from November 15. However, due to heavy water-logging still prevailing in Sathiyana, the area would not be allowed for tourist activities till further instructions, he said. The park was earlier scheduled to open from November 1. However, untimely heavy rains, unprecedented discharge of 5,33,000 cusecs of water into the Sharda river from Banbasa barrage that floode...

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Floods derail plan to reopen Dudhwa National Park

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October 30, 2021361 Views

The Dudhwa National Park, which was scheduled to reopen for tourists on November 1, will continue to remain shut until further notice due to heavy floods in the area, officials said Saturday. "Owing to heavy waterlogging in the park area, movement of tourists and vehicles cannot be allowed as of now," Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) Deputy Director Kailash Prakash said. "The jungle routes have turned slushy besides waterlogging. Hence, the plan to reopen the park for tourists has been postponed until the situation improves," he said. A meeting to review the situation will be held next week, he said. On October 19, authorities had released 5,33,000 cusecs of water from Uttarakhand's Banbasa barrage into River Sharda, following heavy rain in hilly areas and in neighbouring Nepal....

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Taj Mahal reopens for night viewing

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August 20, 20211105 Views

After remaining closed for over a year for night viewing, the Taj Mahal will open from August 21 for visitors who want to explore the marble monument under moonlight, officials said on Friday. Night viewing of the monument had closed on March 17, 2020 during the first lockdown due to COVID-19. ASI Superintending Archaeologist (Agra Circle) Vasant Kumar Swarnkar said that night viewing will be allowed on August 21, 23 and 24 as the monument is closed every week on Friday and the lockdown is in effect on Sunday. He said there are three time slots for visitors. From 8:30-9 pm, 9-9:30 pm and from 9:30-10 pm. "In every slot, 50 tourists would be allowed as per guidelines of the Supreme Court," he added. "The tickets can be booked a day in advance from ASI office's counter on...

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Elephants enjoy fruit feast ahead of own world day

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August 11, 20211003 Views

After an evening walk under overcast skies with rains not far away, elephants rescued from circuses and temples in India are treated to a feast of their favourite fruits and vegetables to celebrate World Elephant Day. Workers arrange fruits and vegetables for rescued elephants at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center, run by a non-governmental organisation, ahead of the World Elephant Day, in the northern town of Mathura, India, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria A lavish spread of watermelons, bananas, papayas and pumpkins is laid out for the Asian elephants at a sanctuary near the banks of the Yamuna River, on the outskirts of the ancient holy city of Mathura. The centre observes a week of events surrounding World Elephant Day, which falls on Aug. 12. Mos...

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Tourists delighted as Taj Mahal reopens after two months

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June 16, 2021495 Views

A 40-year-old woman from Brazil was one of the early tourists to step inside the premises of Taj Mahal as it opened on Wednesday after having been closed for around two months amid the Covid-induced lockdown. As many as 1,919 tourists, including two foreign nationals, visited the monument on the first day, officials said, adding 221 people visited Agra Fort, 75 Fatehpur Sikri and 151 Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra. Melissa Dalla Rosa from Brazil told PTI that it was a "special moment for me to see the Taj Mahal during sunrise and being totally alone at the wonderful place. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had announced the reopening of all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums from Wednesday. However, the Agra administration capped the number of visitors at the T...

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Le Bua’s affair grows with city of Nawabs

ANIL MATHUR

February 20, 20211241 Views

All over the world there is a trend to focus on heritage even as the hotels try to provide the best of modern facilities and amenities. But doing this is not always easy or even possible, especially when upkeep and refurbishing is concerned. A combination of will, investment, motivation, and market- identification and destination profile is necessary. All these do not come to all. The owners and other stakeholders must be sensitive and knowledgeable on what and how to do this. Not be stingy with purse strings is one important element, even as revenue streams need to be created. Lucknow, in the north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh, is steeped in history and heritage. The Le Bua hotel in the city of Nawabs, as Lucknow has been known, is doing much to offer authentic experience t...

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कोलाहल से दूर लाख-बहोसी पक्षी विहार

VISHWAS PATHAK

January 17, 20211493 Views

अगर आप शहर की भीड़-भाड़ से ऊब चुके हैं या आप पक्षी प्रेमी हैं या प्रकृति के सानिध्य में शांतिमय दिन (रात नहीं) गुजारना चाहते हैं और अगर आप सुविधा प्रेमी नहीं हैं, तो आप ‘लाख बहोसी पक्षी विहार’ का रुख कर सकते हैं। सुविधाओं का न होना ही इस पक्षी विहार को विशिष्ट बनाता हैं। बड़े नगरों और मुख्य मार्गों से दूर होने के कारण सामान्य पर्यटक और मोटर गाडिय़ों का शोर व प्रदूषण इस स्थान तक नहीं पहुंचता। पक्षियों के लिए यह एक प्राकृतिक आवास है। इस पक्षी विहार को अपना नाम दो ग्रामों के नाम के युग्म से मिला है। लाख व बहोसी तालाबों को मिला कर इस पक्षी विहार की स्थापना 1988 में की गई थी। फिर 2007 में इसे ‘राष्ट्रीय नम भूमि संरक्षण कार्यक्रम’ के 94 स्थानों में चिह्नित किया गया। बहोसी तालाब का मार्ग सुगम हैं और पर्यटक बहोसी तालाब का भ्रमण ही करते हैं। तुलनात्मक रूप से बहोसी से लाख तालाब का मार्ग दु...

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Thousands flock to Taj Mahal despite coronavirus fears

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December 30, 20201066 Views

The number of visitors to be allowed into the Taj Mahal has been increased to 15,000 per day despite warnings from health officials that overcrowding at tourist sites could lead to a rise in coronavirus cases. The 17th-century mausoleum, one of India’s most popular tourist destinations, was shut in March after the government imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. When it reopened in September, visitors were initially only allowed back under strict restrictions but local officials said numbers had swelled in recent weeks, pushing them to increase the cap on tourists from 10,000 per day. “The limit has been increased to 15,000 tickets per day so that every tourist can get the ticket and admire the monument,” government archaeologist Vasant Kumar Swarnkar said...