Slowly
but surely the festive atmosphere of the Paryatan Parv could be felt across the
country. Whether it is Jammu and Kashmir in the North or Kerala down South,
from Gujarat to Odisha or entire North East, the festival of tourism has taken
all to its grip. Truly symbolising the Anekta Me Ekta and Ek Bharat Shrestha
Bharat spirit of India. The coming together of all the State Governments,
various Central Ministries, Trade and Hospitality Associations, Organisations
under one umbrella to promote Tourism in the country is unprecedented.
Day
five of the Parv witnessed numerous activities organised acrossthe country.
‘CLEANLINESS
IS NEXT TO GODLINESS’, A phrase which speaks volumes of the importance of cleanliness
in our World. Maintaining Cleanliness is not a one-time performance but should
be incorporated in our daily Lives, necessary for our good health whether it is
personal cleanliness, surrounding cleanliness, cleanliness of the environment,
work place cleanliness (like school, college, office, etc). As part of Paryatan
Parv Sensitization programme, awareness on Hygiene among tourists, street food
vendors, other unorganized sector stakeholders on Tourism
was organized on 9th October’2017 from 9 am onwards at the Old Goa, surrounding
St. Xavier’s Church which is frequented by Tourists.
IHM-Bangalore
organized a Sensitization Program in association with India Tourism, Bangalore
at a very prominent tourist/travellers embarking/disembarking point i.e., Bangalore
City Railway Station. This sensitization was mainly to create awareness to the
various service providers who directly and indirectly promote tourism in the
State.
As
part of the celebration of “ParyatanParv” a “Yoga Demonstration” was organized
by Indiatourism, Mumbai and Kaivalyadham (Yoga Institute) at Churchgate Railway
Station, Mumbai on 09.10.2017.The Yoga Demonstration took place in the morning
and there were over 10 Yoga Demonstrators who demonstrated the “Common Yoga
Protocol” as per the department of AYUSH, Govt. of India to hundreds of
travellers embarking and disembarking from the Station.
North
East region of India has taken a lead in sensitizing the stakeholders by
conducting seminars/ workshops on Homestays and Sustainable Tourism. Ministry
of DONER in partnership with State Governments has started these programmefrom
today which will continue till 17th October 2017. Online video
content generation through participation of students, tourists, local
entrepreneurs, tourism stakeholders has also been started today in the North
East region.Eco Tourism Drive through Tree Plantation by students,
railway and tourism officials at Railway Stations has been organised at
Naharlagun and Gumto.
State
Government of Mizoram is organising the Autumn Fair (till 13th
October) as part of the Paryatan Parv State Governments of Madhya Pradesh
and Maharashtra have organised various programmes as a part of the ParyatnParv
.
Sensitazation
programmes, were held in Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh.
Heritage Walks were held at Diaper, Uttarkashi .Essay & Quiz
Competitions for students were also organised in Nellore AndhraPradesh.
IHMs, IITTMs, Indiatourism Offices has actively organised these events.
Delhi
saw plethora of activities being organised, Yoga Session, Heritage Walk and
Sensitization programme was organised by Indiatourism, Delhi. Delhi Tourism is
organising Musical Programmes at Dilli Haat, Pitampura which will continue till
tomorrow.
Sensitization
Programme was organised with Ministries and ASI on “Adopt a Heritage” Project
at National Museum.
Other Central Ministries are also participating in ParyatanParv
by organizing various activities. The Railway Ministry has illuminated some of
the major railway stations in the country. Under the Ministry of Civil
Aviation, some of the major airports in the country have also been
illuminated.
The Online contests on MyGov platform for DekhoApnaDesh Photo
Contest, Incredible India Quiz, DekhoApnaDesh Blog Contest have elicited
tremendous response. Winners of the contests will receive attractive prizes.
*****
Sanjay
Kumar/Tourism/09.10.2017
