UAE is set to introduce a tourism township in Kerala. The ambassador for the United Arab Emirates has put forward its proposition which will require Central sanction. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan convened a meeting with the former to set up a working group comprising of the “Chief Secretary as chairman; Secretary, Tourism Department as convener; Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self-Government department; Additional Chief Secretary, Forest department; Principal Secretary, Revenue department; and Principal Secretary, Local Self-Government department, as members” according to The Hindu.
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The proposal received by the Department of Non-resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) asserts the middle-east nation’s interest in building the entire attendant infrastructure for the project.
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Vagamon/Munnar have been shortlisted by the State as the ideal destinations. Both of these locations are popular among both domestic and international tourists.
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UAE’s Tourist Township of International Stature
The working group will mainly be in charge of the technical and legal paraphernalia of the project. A memorandum of understanding will also be signed with the gulf nation to greenlight the project.
Another meeting between authorities will follow soon.