The West Bengal government would table a new tourism policy this year, based on the report to be submitted by consultant Ernst and Young by July 2007. | |
| The consultant was looking at aspects in evolving West Bengal into a tourist destination. |
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| The report would cover policy related issues, infrastructure development, capacity-building and segmented development of West Bengal heritage sites, said G D Gautama, principal secretary, departments of tourism, micro and small scale enterprises and textiles on Tuesday. |
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| "We are closely working with states like Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar for a joint initiative to increase the number of tourists coming in this part of the country," he said. |
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| The government also planned to appoint an international consultant for Sunderban area development. The agency would focus on fours areas-- ecology, tourism, infrastructure and displacement of people due to such development, he added. |
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| "As two-thirds of the Suderban area is in Bangladesh, and one-third in Bengal, we need to float a global tender for a consultant," he said. |
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| Apart from this, the state had identified three specific areas for promoting tourism""North Bengal, Digha and Dooars regions. |
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