State to promote water sports at 18 reservoirs; monument adoption scheme to be promoted

The Tourism Department has decided to promote water sports at 18 major reservoirs of Karnataka and allocate 388 acres for promoting business at tourist places on PPP model.

The Tourism Department has decided to promote water sports at 18 major reservoirs of Karnataka and allocate 388 acres for promoting business at tourist places on PPP model.

The government would showcase its tourism and business potential at tourist places during the two-day Dakshin Bharat Utsav 2024 to be held on June 15 and 16 at Palace Grounds here.

The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) in collaboration with the Department of Tourism is holding the two-day event.

Investors, travel agencies and promoters of tourism of five southern States would participate in it, Minister for Tourism and Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil told reporters on Wednesday.

Water sports would be promoted at 18 reservoirs in 16 districts of south and north Karnataka. The monument adoption scheme too would be promoted during the summit. The State has more than 25,000 historical monuments and some of them are in a bad state.

Mr. Patil said 12 monuments were up for adoption under the scheme. Already, eight monuments in northern parts of the State had been adopted by private players. 

Business activities would be promoted on 311 acres at tourist places such as Hampi, Badami, Pattadakal and other places in north Karnataka while 76 acres would be set aside for the same purpose at Belur-Halebid and Shravanabelagola.