Bihar All set to Tap Tourist in State

Patna,Jan,12:The efforts of the workaholic Chief Minister of Bihar Mr Nitish Kumar has started paying of as the countries like Japan China and Taiwan has planning to support with Rs 200 crore for development of tourism infra in the state. Inspired from the interest of foreigners state government has prepared the blue print to transform the Bihar into a world-class  tourist destination for religious  particularly Buddhists and historical tourism.

As Bihar government is revamping the tourism industry of the state on priority basis, dedicated financial support have already started to pour in for various tourist destinations of Bihar just after the recent visit of Chief Minister to Bhutan and China

"Taiwan has committed to invest Rs 100 crore in restoring the tourist sites at Betiyah and Nandangarh, popularly known as part of the Buddha Trail. Similarly, China has also promised an investment of 100 crore for Nalanda- the ancient centre for higher learning," state Tourism Minister Sunil Kumar Pintu told the media.

"Bihar is the birth place of religions such as Buddhism and Jainism. It is also the birth place of Goddess Sita and Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. It also has a special significance for believers of Sufism," he said.

Meanwhile, Japan, is also showing interest in developing the tourist sites, has promised the funds for other projects in Bihar.

"Japan is ready to support all kinds of projects starting from roads, infrastructure and education," the Tourism Minister said.

"Bihar has undergone some much needed image makeover in last five years. Now the focus is going to be on tourism which has been declared as the top priority area," Sunil Kumar Pintu said, adding that the budget allocation for state tourism department will be more than doubled by coming fiscal.

To attract to the tourists, in the Bihar government has started to empanel hotels, guest houses and other places of accommodation after ensuring that they fulfill the basic requirements for facilitating the international visitors.

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