Tag: tourist spot
Goa’s Aguada Jail to become tourist spot
May 16 (TravelAndy): Aguada Jail, located in south India’s coastal state Goa, is soon going to become a tourists destination, said reports.
The jail, which is situated by the Arabian Sea, is no longer operational and the inmates have been shifted to Colavela jail.
Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has planned to transform the Portuguese-built Aguada Jail into a history and heritage museum. Continue reading Goa’s Aguada Jail to become tourist spot
App to identify squalor at tourist spots
February 22 (TravelAndy): The Union government has launched an app that will let tourists to send pictures of dirty areas at tourist spots to the authorities, said reports.
Named Swachh Paryatan App, the facility will start working at 25 heritage monuments, including Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutab Minar and Red Fort.
“People can send the picture of dirty places and immediate action will be taken. Besides, people can also send their suggestions in bringing improvement at the tourist sites,” India’s tourism minister Mahesh Sharma said. Continue reading App to identify squalor at tourist spots
Mottamala set to be a tourist spot
October 9 (TravelAndy): Mottamala, a hill station in Kerala, India is set to become a new tourist attraction soon, reported The Hindu.
Situated in the eastern border area of Palakkad district in Kerala, Mottamala had lost its attraction due to excessive deforestation over the past two decades.
Being close to Malampuzha dam, which is also a tourism circuit in the state of Kerala, major afforestation drives are being undertaken by Malampuzha dam authorities and forest officials. Continue reading Mottamala set to be a tourist spot