Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav for medical tourism, Eco Tourism, Wildlife Tourism, Ujjayanta Palace. Tripura will become major wedding destination in North East.
Enewstime Desk
Agartala, February 20, 2020: In an illuminating and electrifying ambiance, two-day long Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav commenced at iconic Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala from today. The Ujjayanta Palace seemed to become alive today evening, once again after remaining in dormancy for ages, with sounds of musical instruments, songs and dances in the backdrop multi-coloured illumination. The stage was perfect for a memorable event and the vibrant inaugural session of the Utsav aptly highlighted unique bonding between people of Tripura and Bangladesh.
Amidst much curiosity and enthusiasm, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated the two-day long Utsav in presence of a galaxy of dignitaries including that from Bangladesh. In his inaugural speech, the Chief Minister interlinked tourism with economic prosperity as well as wellness. He mentioned about State Government’s initiatives to make Tripura a hub of medical tourism with world class health care facilities which will benefit of people of both the countries – both economically and health-wise.
Tripura Tourism
The Chief Minister pointed out that a good number of patients from Bangadesh visits various parts of India every year and spends funds for availing medical treatment.
“They will definitely come to Tripura if they get world-class healthcare here. Tripura is the nearest destination centre, the travelling cost will be less and most importantly Bengali-speaking people of Bangladesh will not face any linguistic problem,” he commented.
In his speech, the Chief Minister also said the state government already started working to improve Spiritual Tourism, IT Hub, Logistic Tourism, Eco Tourism, Wildlife Tourism and Cultural Hub apart from strengthening Education, Healthcare and Infrastructure sectors.
Speaking on Eco Tourism, the Chief Minster said the state government took a decision so that the space of tea gardens up to 20 acres can be used for developing Eco Tourism.
“There will be log huts and marriage destination centre. Tripura will play a vital role as wedding destination in the North East after a few years and it will generate income,” he said adding that the state government would set up auction centre in Tripura for exporting tea with branding.
“Tourism sector contributes a lot in strengthening economy and the state government is working to improve this sector. As part of wild tourism, the state government has already set up Bison Point, Hornbill Point and Vulture Point to attract more tourists,” the Chief Minister said.
Addressing the ceremony, the Chief Minster also said that a cultural hub would be set up in the state at Rs. 200 crore under Fifteenth Finance Commission.
In his speech, the Chief Minister said, “Once Tripura is linked with Chittagong Port in Bangladesh through the Feni Bridge, the entire Northeast along with Bangladesh will receive the benefits.” He also spoke about the Special Economic Zone being set up at Sabroom in South Tripura.
Bharat-Bangla relation
He also remembered Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the inaugural ceremony.
The relation between India and Bangladesh is becoming strong following the sincere efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.
“There was gap in the relation of the both the countries for a period. But, the bonding– be it bilateral trade or cultural – is becoming strong following the initiatives of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” the Chief Minister added.
Meanwhile, the first-ever colourful Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav registered massive gathering in the city this evening. The artists from Tripura, Bangladesh and Kolkata enthralled the audience with their electrifying performances.
Tourism minister Pranajit Singha Roy, Bangladesh Assistant High Commissioner to Tripura Kiriti Chakma, MP Pratima Bhwomik, MP from Bangladesh Md. Abdus Saheed and many other delegates of Bangladesh were also present in the programme. Some of the tour operators and tourist guides were awarded in the programme.
