Sunday, October 7, 2007

MP’s may have its own 'Palace on Wheels' !!

Madhya Pradesh Government is planning to launch "Malwa Odyssey", a luxury train on the lines of "Palace on Wheels" in Rajasthan, linking its tourist destinations with Bhopal. A suggestion in this regard was first made by the Indian Heritage Hotels Association which has submitted a detailed report to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan last week on ways to boost tourism in the state. While these proposals were being made Indian Heritage Hotel Association (IHHA) have also urged Madhya Pradesh government to strengthen state's basic infrastructure to develop it as a tourism hub. Though Madhya Pradesh has tremendous potential in heritage tourism and as it develops into tourism hub it needs to improve its basic infrastructure, including roads, air connectivity and electricity.