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The Karnataka Tourism Department has identified 11 imaginable Blue Flag beaches successful the State, Secretary of the section K.V. Thrilok Chandra said connected January 10.
Addressing the Coastal Karnataka Tourism Conclave, Mr. Chandra stated that the beaches identified arsenic imaginable Blue Flag candidates are Someshwara, Ullal and Sasihitlu successful Dakshina Kannada; Asare, Kodi Kanyana, Padukere, Kodi Kundapur and Shiroor successful Udupi; and Bailur, Apsarakonda and Ravidranath Tagore formation successful Uttara Kannada.
He noted that processing these arsenic Blue Flag beaches would outgo astir ₹142.06 crore.
The improvement would impact acquisition programs, installing accusation signage, introducing escapade and h2o sports, organising formation festivals and events, formation cleaning, garbage postulation and disposal, h2o prime tests and maintaining nationalist convenience amenities, helium said.
Tourist footfall
The Secretary said the home tourer footfall successful coastal Karnataka went up from 28 crores successful 2023 to 30 crores successful 2024, portion the overseas tourer footfalls went up from 4.09 lakhs to 4.85 lakhs during the aforesaid period.
“Coastal Karnataka is attracting a ample fig of tourists but is inactive considered arsenic under-developed. The portion holds immense imaginable for improvement of tourism and hospitality experiences,” helium said, and added, “Coastal Karnataka accounts for astir 21-38% of the full tourer visits to Karnataka.”
River cruise tourism
The Secretary said that 5 nationalist waterways person been identified for processing stream cruise tourism successful Karnataka, namely, Kali stream (national waterway way (NWR) no. 52) covering 53 km; Sharavati stream (NWR no. 90) covering 29 km; Gurupura stream (NWR no. 43) covering 10 km; Netravathi stream (NWR no. 74) covering 30 km and Kabini stream (NWR No. 51) covering 23 km successful length.
Beach shack policy
Mr. Chandra said that the Draft Karnataka Beach Shack Policy aims to modulate and beforehand eco-friendly, sustainable and liable tourism connected the State’s coastline portion ensuring section assemblage participation, situation conservation and prime visitant experiences.
