Tag: Konkan

Ratnagiri, Konkan Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has requested KJ Alphons, the Tourism Minister of State, to set up Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) at Ratnagiri or Sindhudurg to promote the development of this region. He made his request in writing to Kannanthanam, stating that the Konkan region with its 700 km coastline has huge potential to promote the region as a tourist destination and opening a branch of IITTM will enhance tourism in the area and contribute to the economic development. “Establishment of a full-fledged institute will not only boost the tourism industry, but will ... Read more

Six wetlands in five districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra to be declared ecotourism destinations. It is with the intention to highlight the ecologically important areas and to increase awareness to conserve them. Conserving wetlands becomes very crucial these days as thousands of acres of wetlands have been disappeared from our country due to human activities. Wetlands are important parts of our nature as they help take out carbon dioxide from the air, act as an important buffer between land and sea and are home to several species of marine animals.

കൊങ്കണ്‍ പാതയില്‍ മണ്‍സൂണ്‍ ടൈംടേബിള്‍ ഇന്നലെ മുതല്‍ പ്രാബല്യത്തില്‍. കൊങ്കണ്‍ പാത വഴിയുള്ള ട്രെയിനുകള്‍ പുറപ്പെടുകയും വിവിധ സ്റ്റേഷനുകളിലും ലക്ഷ്യസ്ഥാനത്തും എത്തിച്ചേരുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന സമയങ്ങളിലുള്ള മാറ്റം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കണമെന്നു കൊങ്കണ്‍ റെയില്‍വേ അറിയിച്ചു. മഴയില്‍ പാറയും മണ്ണും ഇടിഞ്ഞ് അപകടസാധ്യതയുള്ളതിനാല്‍ ട്രെയിനുകള്‍ പതിവിലും വേഗം കുറച്ചു പോകുന്ന വിധത്തിലാണ് മണ്‍സൂണ്‍ സമയക്രമം. യാത്ര ആസൂത്രണം ചെയ്യുന്ന വേളയിലും ട്രെയിന്‍ കയറാന്‍ സ്റ്റേഷനില്‍ എത്തുന്ന വേളയിലും സമയമാറ്റം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കണം. ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 31 വരെയാണ് മണ്‍സൂണ്‍ സമയക്രമം.

Goan Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai calls for an association with Maharashtra to explore the massive possibility of agro-tourism especially in the Konkan region. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the International Mango Conference held at the Regional Fruit Research Station in Vengurla organized by the Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth and Interdisciplinary Society for Advancements of Agriculture Sciences and Technology (ISasAT). He urged Maharashtra to follow Goa’s tourism model and in return they could share the particulars on the development in agriculture made by them. He believes this could be a major step in making Konkan region ... Read more