NabakalebarRathYatra,2015tobePromotedasInternationalTourismEventDelhiMarch13,2015LastUpdatedat18:20IST

TourismMinistryincoordinationwiththePetroleumMinistryshalltakeseveralmeasuresforinternationalbrandingandpromotionoftheNabakalebarRathYatraThePetroleumMinisterMr.DharmendraPradhanheldareviewmeetingwithTourismMinisterDr.MaheshSharmainwhichSecretariesofMinistryofCultureandTourismwerealsopresent.ItwasdecidedthattheMinistryofCulturewillbringoutCoffeeTableBookandalsomakespecialdocumentaryontheRathYatra.Coinsandstampswillalsobeissuedtocommemoratetheyatra.The2015RathYatrahasbeennamedNabakalebarRathYatraasthiscomesafter19years.

Speakingontheoccasion,PetroleumMinisterMr.DharmendraPradhaninformedthatdetaileddiscussionswereheldtodayformakingsmootharrangementsfortheevent.HeinformedthatTourismMinistryhasalreadysanctionedRs.50croreandCentralGovernmentwillalsosupplementbudgetarysupportaspertherequirementsoftheevent.LakhsofpeoplewouldbevisitingtheNabakalebarRathYatraandGovernmentiscommittedtomakingglitchfreearrangementsfortheevent.

Mr.PradhansaidthatallthestakeholdersincludingOdishaStateTourism,Touristguides,hospitalityindustrypeople,travelindustryandtheCulture&TourismMinistryoftheGovernmentofIndiawillmakeconsolidatedeffortstopromotethisevenaninternationaltourismevent.

TourismMinisterDr.MaheshSharmainformedthathisMinistrywasmakingeffortstoutilisethe450kmlongcoastalbeltforpromotingtourisminOdisha.Heinformedthatdiscussionsrevolvedaroundmakingsuitablearrangementstomakethisamemorableevent.

BothPetroleumMinisterMr.PradhanandTourismMinisterDr.SharmashallundertakeatwodayvisittoOdishaon20thand21stMarchtoreviewthepreparationsfortheNabakalebarRathYatra.

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