Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday chaired a meeting with stakeholders to boost lighthouse tourism in the country.
Plans Afoot To Boost Lighthouse Tourism In India: Sarbananda Sonowal
Organized by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships – an organization under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the meet aimed at conceptualizing and strategizing to showcase the unique tourism potential of lighthouses as spots of historical, cultural and scenic confluence.
“More than 5,00,000 tourists visited the lighthouses between April and June 2024, validating the vision of transforming these iconic maritime structures into vibrant tourists hotspots as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji,” said the Union Minister.
Guided by the visionary approach of PM Modi, this meet underscored government’s commitment to promote lighthouse tourism and revitalise these iconic structures as vibrant tourist destinations, added Sonowal.