The Hindu Business Line : AP to develop tourist spot at Nizamsagar

Hyderabad, Sept. 26 The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to develop 500 acres at Nizamsagar as a tourist spot on the same lines as the Brindavan Gardens.

A decision to this effect was taken by the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, at a meeting with the Tourism Minister and officials concerned here on Friday.

A release from the Chief Minister’s Office said that Dr Reddy also gave the nod for establishing three star hotels — one five-star, one four-star and one three-star hotel — on PPP model on Tourism Department’s land near the National Academy of Construction and Hitex in Hyderabad. He asked the department to begin the proceedings by calling tenders.

Green tourism & golf

Dr Reddy also reviewed the project of developing eco-adventure tourism resort and mini golf course of Idupulapaya in Kadapa district.

The release said the tender for the project has been approved and work has been entrusted to the contractor and the project would consist of entrance plaza, administrative unit, restaurant and conference hall, cottages with 16 rooms, viewtowers-2, parking and landscaping.

The mini golf course consultant also has been appointed and design and estimates will be completed by October 15 and tenders by November-end.

It is expected that the golf course will be ready by March 2009 and the total cost of the project is envisaged at Rs 3.80 crore.

Work allocation

Dr Reddy also decided to hand over the responsibility of completing the work from canal to sump to the field to the Irrigation Department for speedy completion of the project.

Until now the work from sump to the field (crop) used to be done by the Horticulture Department as they had the technical know-how.

“Since there are some undue delays in the completion of the lift irrigation and micro-irrigation project works, the Chief Minister today decided to entrust the work to the Irrigation Department itself in consultation with the micro irrigation experts from the Horticulture Department,” the release said.

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