TRIPURA

Tourism Minister walks on heritage rally to mark World Tourism Day


The state tourism minister Pranajit Singha Roy walked on a ‘Heritage Rally’ on Tuesday to mark the celebration of World Tourism Day and said that tourism carries a message of strengthening relation between countries. The heritage rally was conducted in Agartala today on the occasion of World Tourism Day and was organized by the Tripura Tourism Development Corporation. The theme of World Tourism Day this year is' Re-thinking tourism'.

After inaugurating the heritage rally, Tourism Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said, this day is celebrated every year for expansion and publicity of tourism and cultural exchange. He said, after the Covid-19 situation, the tourism sector has started recovering. Tourists have started moving from one place to the other. Tourism binds different cultures together and creates an amiable bond between people, he said.

“The state tourism has forged ahead to some extent with this mindset. The infrastructure of state tourism is being newly created to further attract more tourists to the state,” he said. Secretary of Tourism department Kiran Gitte, Director T. K. Chakma, Joint Director Dilip Debbarma, private tour operators and citizens of different sections have participated in the rally. The heritage rally began from Ujjayanta Palace premises and moved around different roads in the city and ended at Heritage Park. The event was followed by a cultural programme at Heritage Park.

Most Recent