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The Andhra Pradesh government is keen on exploiting the untapped tourism potential of the State, especially the numerous Buddhist sites, and generating employment on a large scale, according to State HRD Minister G Srinivasa Rao.
He participated as Chief Guest at the India Travel Awards – South 2015 at Novotel Varun Beach here. The event saw the participation of achievers from the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.
Tourism developmentReferring to the large number of Buddhist heritage sites in the region, Srinivasa Rao said that these sites would be showcased to attract both domestic and international tourists by developing them as a circuit. Amaravathi, the new capital of the State, was also the oldest Buddhist stupa in South India.
He said there were plans to set up a Disney World in the city and ropeways at Araku and Paderu in the district.
Principal Secretary (Tourism) Neerabh K Prasad said that the new Andhra Pradesh has the largest coastline in India after Gujarat. But it was unfortunate that except in Visakhapatnam there were hardly any tourist facilities in the rest of the State.
“The backwaters of Konaseema, Eastern Ghats, hills, jungles, waterfalls, Buddhist sites and the temples at Tirumala offer a lot of scope for tourism. Amaravathi, which was chosen as the capital of new Andhra Pradesh, is an ancient Buddhist place of historical significance. Plans will be drawn up to develop tourism in these areas,” he added.
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