BHOPAL: A chain of heritage hotels will be established in Madhya Pradesh for giving boost to tourism in the state which boasts of numerous forts, palaces and ancient monuments.
"Forts, palaces and sites of erstwhile kingdoms have been identified by the State Tourism Development Corporation for establishing heritage hotels," Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Sunday.
Addressing the general body meeting of the Indian Heritage Hotel Association, he said "Besides three world heritage monuments a large number of places of archaeological and historical importance are strewn across the state and efforts will be made to attract investment at these places."
He said apart from sites of historical importance, sanctuaries, national parks and places of natural beauty in the state, the heritage hotels will be an added attraction for tourists.
Referring to Bhopal, which is also known as the city of lakes, Chouhan said efforts will also be made to promote the state capital as a major tourist spot.
Airports at Bhopal and Indore will be upgraded to international standards, he said.
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Sprawling Madhya Pradesh beckons Bollywood
Sanjay Sharma, IANS
Bhopal, Aug 30 (IANS) With Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promising Bollywood a red carpet in Madhya Pradesh, the film and entertainment industry has started showing interest in the state. While actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha wants to open a film city with studios - like in Mumbai - somewhere near the state capital here, TV czarina Ekta Kapoor is willing to start an acting university in Gwalior.
Gwalior is also the first choice of former Miss World and actress Sushmita Sen, who wants land to install the sets of her own production 'Jhansi Ki Rani' there. 'The government has decided to provide land to Shatrughan Sinha for his project in Bagroda village near Bhopal. The actor has also seen the land and approved it and things are expected to be finalised soon,' an official said. At an interactive meet with industrialists in Mumbai Aug 10, Chief Minister Chouhan said provisions had been made for facilitating the entry of a film city, besides other units related to the entertainment world. 'Madhya Pradesh, which has abundant natural beauty, has immense possibilities for producing films. The government would provide full support in this regard. Land and other facilities would be provided at concessional rates for setting up a film industry and training institutes,' Chouhan told the meet. Earlier, during Sinha's visit to the state Aug 7, Chouhan had announced that his government was considering setting up a film city in the state.
He gave this assurance at a special function held in Khandwa to honour actor-turned-politician Sinha with the Kishore Kumar Samman. He said a film city would provide a platform to budding artists. 'Encouraged by the chief minister's assurance, TV producer Ekta Kapoor has also made up her mind to open a university in Gwalior which would impart a bachelor's degree and master's degree courses in acting and other fields related to cinema. These would include theatre, advanced cinema and studio editing,' a source said. Kapoor has asked for 30 acres of land in two phases for setting up the university and even had talks with Special Area Development Authority (SADA) chairman Jai Singh in this regard. The government of Madhya Pradesh - one of India's largest states - had constituted SADA for the development of Gwalior. 'Kapoor has talked to me and I have asked her to send a detailed proposal. We have enough land to provide for constructive works. Let the proposal come,' Jai Singh told IANS on phone.
Sushmita Sen's company Tantra has also approached SADA for three acres of land to put up the sets of 'Jhansi Ki Rani'. She also wants to open a studio at least for three years. 'We have invited the actress to come and look for the suitable site and she has agreed', said Jai Singh.
Bhopal, Aug 30 (IANS) With Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promising Bollywood a red carpet in Madhya Pradesh, the film and entertainment industry has started showing interest in the state. While actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha wants to open a film city with studios - like in Mumbai - somewhere near the state capital here, TV czarina Ekta Kapoor is willing to start an acting university in Gwalior.
Gwalior is also the first choice of former Miss World and actress Sushmita Sen, who wants land to install the sets of her own production 'Jhansi Ki Rani' there. 'The government has decided to provide land to Shatrughan Sinha for his project in Bagroda village near Bhopal. The actor has also seen the land and approved it and things are expected to be finalised soon,' an official said. At an interactive meet with industrialists in Mumbai Aug 10, Chief Minister Chouhan said provisions had been made for facilitating the entry of a film city, besides other units related to the entertainment world. 'Madhya Pradesh, which has abundant natural beauty, has immense possibilities for producing films. The government would provide full support in this regard. Land and other facilities would be provided at concessional rates for setting up a film industry and training institutes,' Chouhan told the meet. Earlier, during Sinha's visit to the state Aug 7, Chouhan had announced that his government was considering setting up a film city in the state.
He gave this assurance at a special function held in Khandwa to honour actor-turned-politician Sinha with the Kishore Kumar Samman. He said a film city would provide a platform to budding artists. 'Encouraged by the chief minister's assurance, TV producer Ekta Kapoor has also made up her mind to open a university in Gwalior which would impart a bachelor's degree and master's degree courses in acting and other fields related to cinema. These would include theatre, advanced cinema and studio editing,' a source said. Kapoor has asked for 30 acres of land in two phases for setting up the university and even had talks with Special Area Development Authority (SADA) chairman Jai Singh in this regard. The government of Madhya Pradesh - one of India's largest states - had constituted SADA for the development of Gwalior. 'Kapoor has talked to me and I have asked her to send a detailed proposal. We have enough land to provide for constructive works. Let the proposal come,' Jai Singh told IANS on phone.
Sushmita Sen's company Tantra has also approached SADA for three acres of land to put up the sets of 'Jhansi Ki Rani'. She also wants to open a studio at least for three years. 'We have invited the actress to come and look for the suitable site and she has agreed', said Jai Singh.
UP to launch a combined tourism circuit with MP
Uttar Pradesh is planning to launch combined circuits jointly with neighbouring Madhya Pradesh to attract tourists. There is a plan to launch combined circuits with MP, said an official from UP Tourism Corporation which will be a viable plan for the two states to combine their resources to attract tourists. It will be tried by a joint tourist circuit which includes Taj Mahal, Gwalior, Orcha etc."
New circuits which would be developed included the Buddhist circuit, Avadh circuit, Brij, Bundelkhand and Vindyachal-Varanasi circuit. UP tourism plans to treble its investment from Rs 13 crore to Rs 40 crore to develop new circuits.
New circuits which would be developed included the Buddhist circuit, Avadh circuit, Brij, Bundelkhand and Vindyachal-Varanasi circuit. UP tourism plans to treble its investment from Rs 13 crore to Rs 40 crore to develop new circuits.
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