"Nagpur has immense potential to emerge as gateway for ecotourism at the international level. There are 7 premier tiger sanctuaries around the city which are home to around 300 tigers in the wild. Tadoba, Bor, Nagzira-Navegaon, Pench, Melghat, Tipeshwar are located within 70 to 150 kms from Nagpur airport. Two other rich wildlife reserves of Kanha and Badhavgarh located in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh are also easily accessible from the city," Muttemwar said in a letter written to Natrajan on March 26.
According to him, if properly promoted, the city can emerge as a tourist destination for the global tiger and wildlife lovers.
"This will also help in making safe home for tigers in central Indian landscape for future generations. The strategic location of the city can thus be utilized to generate economic activity, employment to local tribals, tour operators and allied sectors," Muttemwar told TOI from New Delhi after the meeting.
"Even if 1/10th of the 8 million foreign tourists who visit India annually are drawn by tiger tourism to Nagpur-Vidarbha, it will bring economic development to the backward region," the MP said in his letter. Read the full report here.
Source: Times News Network, Nagpur.
