On Day 2, the ‘Paryatan
Parv’ wave spread all over the country creating a climate of tourism from
Gurdaspur in the North to Kovalam in the South up until Portblair down south,
with Ahmadabad in the west to Shillong in the east – Everyone celebrating the
new season of travel this “PARYATAN PARV 2017”! The netizens on Twitter took up
to sharing their interesting travel pictures under the #IncredibleIndia and
#ParyatanParv2017.
Starting off the day
with a cycle rally at Old Delhi (Purana Quila) all through Daryaganj, Jama
Masjid, Red Fort organised by India Tourism Delhi flagged off by the Director
General (Tourism) Shri. Satyajeet Rajan.
India Tourism office in
Guwahati organised a yoga session. This was followed by students Rally from
Borbari to Six Mile, Guwahati with 150 Students, faculty members of IHM and
officials of India Tourism.
From the Gwalior IITTM
campus, A Hygiene awareness Program for the Street food vendors and local
shopkeepers was organized where gloves were distributed to all the vendors for their
use along with the training of serving and keeping the nearby space clean and
hygienic.
India Tourism, Chennai
in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Tourism Department, organized “Absolute India
Travel Bazaar” where “Importance of Tourism” was conveyed to the large
gathering of 1500 people which included State Tourism Departments, airlines
like Sri Lankan airlines, SpiceJet, IndiGo and foreign tourism boards from
Malaysia, Thailand, Seychelles and Oman.
A “Rally on Tourism”
was organized by India Tourism, Goa in association with IHM Goa and the
National Institute of Water sports, Goa at the historic Fort Agauda, Goa early
in the morning with participants numbering more than 100 taking part in the
Paryatan Parv rally. A “Sensitization Programme” was also conducted in front of
the Fort Aguada for the Street Food Vendors , Souvenir sellers on importance
of personal grooming and hygiene .
In Hajipur the
students and faculty of the Institute of hotel management participated in the
“Rally on Tourism” from IHM Hajipur to Gandhi Chowk and back to IHM
Hajipur for a symbolic distance of about 5 kilometers to celebrate “Paryatan
Parv” (Tourism Festival) .
The events for the day
culminated with the First Ever ASEAN-India Music Festival Purana Quila in New
Delhi.
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Sanjay Kumar/jk/Tourism/06-10-2017
