Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said that Hyderabad had world class infrastructure where international conventions could be organised. She said that there was no other city in the country which could boast of those kind of infrastructure. Speaking at the inauguration of the Leonia International Centre for Exhibitions and Conventions at Shameerpet on the outskirts of the city, Kumar said that the culture of a place was among the most important factors to attract tourists, and Hyderabadi culture was famous all over the world since the days of the Nizams.
The Lok Sabha Speaker pointed out that Andhra Pradesh and Bihar had abundance of natural resources. She said that there was a need to successfully tap those natural resources. Reminding the gathering that her late father immensely loved Hyderabad and had received immense love from the city, she said that she had inherited her love for the city from him. Rosaiah, during his speech stated that Andhra Pradesh has the 1st position in domestic tourism, and added that the state had received 15.75 crores domestic tourists and 79.52 lakhs international tourists up to 2009. He also stated that since tourism provided large-scale employment, there was every need to promote tourism sector in the state.
The CM said that the government would establish 2 more Shilparamams in Sangareddy (Medak) and another in Khammam district to promote tourism. The government also decided to promote medical tourism, film tourism, convention tourism and heli-tourism by developing all tourist spots and infrastructure facilities. “We are also contemplating to develop a huge garden at Nagarjunasagar, replicating the famous Brindavan Gardens at Mysore,” Rosaiah said.
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