"JOURNEY TO THE HIMALAYA" AT PRAGATI MAIDAN

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A photo exhibition depicting various moods of Himalayas and life around today was inaugurated by Minister of Tourism and Culture, Shri Jagmohan at Pragati Maidan.

Various facets of Himalayas captured by well-known photographer, Ashok Dilwali conveys that Himalaya is unique in many sense. Snow capped mountains reflecting golden rays of morning sun and lakes absorbing siren moon light around hills spell bound the visitors. Organised by Department of Tourism near Gate No. 2, Pragati Maidan, the exhibition has more than 100 blowups and entries of photo contests held earlier by Department of Tourism. Outstanding glimpses of Himalayas painted by eminent painters during recently held camp at Uttaranchal are also on display in the exhibition. A multi-media presentation on adventure and Himalayan Tourism is also being run for the visitors at the venue.

Inaugurating the exhibition, Shri Jagmohan said that number of initiatives were being taken to upgrade infrastructure in Himalayas and to make it an ideal eco destination in the world. During the last two months, he himself has undertaken several tours to identify potential tourism destinations to for this purposes. Culture and Tourism hub is being set up at Almora, Uttaranchal, tourism circuit connecting prominent pilgrimage places is being planned. New tourism projects in Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and other Himalayan States are being financed by the Centre, he added.