Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 28: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Mayor, Rajinder Sharma today chaired a meeting of different line departments to discuss beautification, tourism and culture plan of Jammu city.
Members of the Executive Committee, Commissioner JMC, Director Archaeology and Museum, Joint Director Tourism, Joint Director Floriculture, Officers from JMC, other line departments and representatives of Dharmarth Trust were also present in the meeting.
The Mayor said that beautification helps a tourism entity grow by attracting more visitors, providing positive word of mouth publicity, creating an inviting environment that tends to lift the spirits of service personnel and creates community pride.
“The work of keeping Jammu city clean, beautiful and attractive is possible with the cooperation of Corporations, different departments and common people,” he said and sought suggestions from all the members of Executive Committee as well as all the line departments to make Jammu city more beautiful, clean and pioneer in tourism.
Commissioner JMC gave a detailed presentation about proposed city beautification plan as well as city tourism and culture plan.
The Mayor said that JMC and other allied departments should work together to transform Jammu into the best tourist-friendly city of the country and priority should be to glorify our culture and heritage.
He said, at Balidan Stamb, near Bahu Fort, a replica should be prepared to show the history of war heroes, possibilities shall be explored for world class water sports on the pattern of Mumbai near Golf Course, Har-ki-Poudi to be developed, Gharana Wetland to be taken into consideration along with the glorification of heritage sites.
The Mayor passed directions to Tourism Department to explore innovative ideas to promote tourism at various adjoining areas of Jammu like Jia Pota Ghat, Akhnoor and Ambaran being the historical place of Buddhists.
He asked the Tourism Department to immediately launch a Mobile App of all tourist sites of Jammu so as to boost tourism of Jammu and its adjoining areas.
The Mayor said that Jambu Zoo is going to be open soon and it will prove as a big tourist destination.
He said that a Committee of different departments shall be constituted with JMC Joint Commissioner (Adm) as its Nodal Officer.
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