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The Hindu
04-07-2025
- The Hindu
Warm reception accorded for cruise travellers
A warm reception was accorded to passengers who de-boarded luxury cruise liner, M/V Empress, for sightseeing in Puducherry when the vessel berthed near the coast on Friday morning. The ship, operated by cruise brand Cordelia Cruises, with 1, 231 passengers and 574 crew members, anchored around one km away from the Puducherry shoreline around 6.30 a.m. as the vessel sailed from Visakhapatnam to Chennai. As around 700 travellers had registered with the cruise management for sightseeing in Puducherry, they were taken to the New Port in boats available with the ship. They were received by Secretary to Lieutenant Governor and Tourism Secretary D. Manikandan. 'A total of 150 travellers who had enrolled for the package offered by Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation were taken to major tourist destinations in buses. For others, the PTDC had facilitated cabs and autorickshaws for sightseeing and shopping. Most of them were domestic tourists,' he said. In the evening, Minister for Public Works and Tourism K. Lakshminarayanan visited the New Port and gave a send -off to the tourists and the ship crew. The cruise liner is expected to make Puducherry a part of their itinerary on July 11 and 18, said a government official.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
LG asks officials to expedite modalities on tourism project in Manapet
Lt. Governor Governor K. Kailashnathan has instructed officials to work toward speedy implementation of all the modalities connected with the Rs. 500 crore multi-product tourism project proposed in Manapet. The Lt Governor, who visited Palmyra Beach in the Manapet- Moorthikuppam- Pudukuppam belt, reviewed the plan and urged all concerned to expedite the ground work on the project, given its potential to give an impetus to the already growing tourism sector and to further develop Puducherry as a sought-after tourist destination, a press note from the Raj Nivas said. A draft project report to develop the 100-acre site into a Special Tourism Zone (STZ) on a Public Private Partnership basis, has been submitted to the Union Government for clearance. The draft report for the STZ has pitched for a host of facilities, including an upmarket hotel, with a 200-room capacity, a conference hall, amusement park, and parking lot, the Raj Nivas said. The government plans to offer a diversified tourism experience in the seaside site such as MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions) events, leisure and adventure sports. According to the press note, it was highlighted during the discussions that once the STZ project goes on stream, the government could expect to garner an annual revenue of about Rs. 40-50 crore. Besides, the area would also benefit from economic development and job opportunities for about 1,000 persons. The representatives of the consultancy firm tasked with formulating the detailed project report, briefed the Lt Governor. D. Manikandan, Secretary to the Lt. Governor and Tourism Secretary, K. Muralidharan, Tourism Director and Revenue Department officials were present for the review.
