Junagadh gears up to woo tourists with development project

Explaining the project in detail,Kumar said: “The development work will be done on the stretch from Saint Narsinh Mehta circle to Bhavnath Taleti,covering a distance of four km en-route to Girnar Mountain.”

The project,which has been designed and prepared by experts,aims to upgrade basic amenities and infrastructure facilities. The district administration has hired the services of a private consultancy firm for the same.

Kumar added that amenities including a traffic island,an information centre,parking area,water hut,telephone booth,restaurants and toilets,will be installed at the Girnar gate,the entrance to the area.

On the mid-way at Damodarkund,the tourists will get to see a picnic point,food kiosks,a playground for children,tourist information centre and public transport facilities.

Finally,Bhavnath Taleti will be connected with four track roads. There will be a separate sitting arrangement at Sudarshan Lake,Kumar said.

Certain suggestions made by Junagadh MLA,Mahendra Mashru,Deputy Mayor of Junagadh Municipal Corporation,Karman Katara and Rajyasabha MP,Suryakant Acharya,will be taken into consideration

Mashru said: “The area will see a boost in tourist inflow once the development project is completed.”