Valiyangadi to get makeover as night food street
The Hindu
Project part of efforts to promote tourism through State’s traditional cuisines
The centuries-old busy commercial street of Valiyangadi (Big Bazaar) in Kozhikode has been identified for launching the government-sponsored food street on roadside project in the State.
Addressing a news conference here, P.A. Mohamad Riyas, Minister for Public Works and Tourism, said the Tourism Department had conceived the project to promote tourism through traditional cuisines of the State. This was a New Year gift from the Department of Tourism for the people of Kozhikode, he said.
He said that the project would be implemented in collaboration with the Kozhikode Corporation. It was intended to provide traditional cuisines in each area and serve them to tourists from 7 p.m. to midnight. The food streets would be go live from May.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.
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