Kerala to give more powers to district tourism promotion council
By James Paul | 10 Dec 2003
Kochi: The Kerala government has decided to give more powers to the district tourism promotion council, according to state Minister for Tourism and Fisheries K V Thomas.
Inaugurating
the Rs 50-lakh waterside amenity-cum-boat terminal at
Kumarakom near Kottayam, Thomas said the district collector
will be the chairman of the implementing committee of
the council. "The executive committee of the council
comprises the MPs, MLAs, panchayat presidents and block
presidents. The functioning of the council will be totally
free from any sort of politics."
Thomas said the central government share of the terminal is about Rs 21 lakh. A desalination and filtration plant will also be set up in the area. "A model project has been set up at Kumbalangi in Aluva with a capacity of 22,000 litres of water. Another project to remove weeds from lake and river will be set up soon."
He said the central aid for the projects is getting without any delay. "There is no shortage of funds. We have to submit the accounts whenever the project is over."