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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Char Dham to be reconstructed in much better way: Chiranjeevi

New Delhi: The devastation caused at the 'char dham' pilgrimage circuit by floods in Uttarakhand recently has served the tourism ministry "a good lesson" which it would remember while launching reconstruction drive at these holy places, Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi Thursday said.

Speaking at the sidelines of the tourism ministers' conference, he said Char Dham would be reconstructed in a "much better way" so that if such unforeseeable calamity occurs again, its adverse impact could be minimised.
He said it was for the Uttarakhand government to decide if tourism flow to the ecologically fragile region needed to be regulated.

He said pilgrims to Bodhgaya in Bihar were not deterred by the attacks by the bomb blasts of July 7 and showed "tremendous guts" by turning up for prayers in large numbers from the very next day.
Home Ministry, he said, was taking security measures to ensure such incidents did not recur.

Chiru Released I Respect Womern

Chiru release's 'I respect women' badges for auto drivers, coolies at Tourism Minter's conference

In an effort to make women tourists feel safe, coolies and auto drivers may soon sport the 'I respect women' badges.

The tourism ministry has decided to start the campaign under which badges will be given to states to be distributed among various stakeholders engaged in the tourism and travel industry.

The idea was floated at the meeting of the National Tourism Advisory Council on Monday. The badges have been printed in Hindi and ten international languages viz., English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish.

The sexual attacks on women tourists in the recent few months have taken a toll on the industry.

The first prototype of the badge will be distributed at the meeting of tourism ministers in New Delhi on Thursday.

"We will distribute the badges to the state governments who will pass them on to those engaged in travel industry like auto and taxi drivers, coolies, guides and travel agents,"