New tourism policy on Sept 27

Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah on Thursday said the government would launch a new tourism policy on September 27.

The state has proposed to build two Shilparamams in Khammam and Sangareddy and a huge garden at Nagarjuna Sagar replicating the Brindaban one, he said at the inauguration of Leonia International Centre for Exhibitions and Conventions (LICEC).

“To attract more tourists to the state, we are proposing to develop major destinations like Etikoppaka, and are promoting medical tourism, helli tourism and convention tourism,” Rosaiah said.

Inaugurating LICEC, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said, “Andhra Pradesh has set an example in bringing development without any dispute and displacement of common people. Other states should replicate AP’s policy in development.”

The Rs 200- crore LICEC, first-of-its-kind multi-facility centre for MICE (meeting, incentive, conference, event) and part of the Hyderabad-based Leo Meridian Infrastructure Projects and Hotels Limited, can accommodate over 7,500 delegates.