Nagaland: Khonoma among 50 tourist destinations of India

DIMAPUR — Minister of Tourism and Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along, on Wednesday informed that the Asia’s first green village Khonoma in Kohima district has been marked as one of the 50 tourist destinations of India.

He disclosed this during his visit to Khonoma village on Wednesday for a programme held in his honour at Terhotsiese, Khonoma community hall. Speaking at the programme, Along stated that the Ministry of Tourism, government of India, has selected Khonoma village as one of the 50 tourist destinations of India in the tourism challenge mode project, an update from the press secretary to the minister of Horticulture and Women Resource Development stated.

This announcement was also supplemented by the minister for Horticulture and Women Resource Development, Salhoutuono Kruse, on her tweeter handle wherein she has thanked the minister for identifying Khonoma village as one of the 50 tourist destinations of India.

On his visit to the village, Along was received by Salhoutuonuo Kruse along with the members of Khonoma Village Council, Khonoma Youth Organisation (KYO) and Khonoma Eco Tourism Committee (ETMC).

It may be mentioned that the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced this while presenting the union budget 2023-24 on February 1. The union minister also announced that at least 50 destinations would be selected and developed as a complete package of tourism.

The finance minister further stated that those destinations would be selected through challenge mode using an integrated and innovative approach while the focus of development of tourism would be on domestic as well as foreign tourists.

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She also proposed to launch an App in which all the relevant aspects of the tourist destination would be made available in addition to aspects such as physical connectivity, virtual connectivity, tourist guides, high standards for food streets and tourists’ security to enhance tourist experience.

To strengthen the domestic tourism, sector specific skilling and entrepreneurship development would be dovetailed to achieve the objectives of the ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative, the Budget 2023-24 proposed. It further stated that to encourage tourism in the border villages, tourism infrastructure and amenities would be facilitated under the vibrant villages programme announced by the finance minister.