"Tourism in Vidarbha is a gold mine waiting to be explored. The rich biodiversity and quick access from Nagpur to a large number of tiger reserves can be transformed into an economic asset, just like the Taj Mahal. A large number of foreign and domestic tourists can be attracted if the tiger gateway is effectively managed and gets the right infrastructure," said Muttemwar.
The senior Congress leader had drawn Ramesh's attention to this in a letter on August 3 2009. Before that, Muttemwar's efforts had led to the then Union tourism minister Ambika Soni sanctioning Rs 37 crore for a mega circuit covering Pench-Ramtek-Khindsi and Nagardhan.
Most of the people said that the Orange City has finally got a status it has deserved for so many years. The TOI initiative in this regard had evoked massive response from citizens. Those who had long aspired for this status were on cloud nine when TOI broke this news to them. Most of them however cautioned that it's just the beginning and there's a long way to go before the city actually becomes the Gateway to Tigerland. Read the full report here.
Source: Vaibhav Ganjapure & Manka Behl, TNN, Nagpur.
