1. Will the Kanwatheertha belt benefit ?
The Kovalam-Poovar belt, is to be redeveloped by Kerala Tourism “to a world-class
tourism destination by 2042.”
The Vision and Development plan for “30 years beyond today” for Kovalam-Poovar
Tourism Corridor has not witnessed planned development, is stated by the karalla
tourism . Unauthorized constructions and illegal sand is sold in cities .The coastal
belt consisting of various beach destinations, starting from Poovar beach in the
south to Kanwatheertha beach in the north, offers the best tourism products and
Kovalam beach is the preferred destination of tourists from all over the world.The
government has accorded administrative sanction for preparing the vision
document. Kerala Tourism has invited consortiums for carrying out consultancy
services for the study and preparation of the proposed 30-year master plan for the
corridor
The Tourism Department has insisted that the development, which will be in a
phased manner, should include social, cultural, and heritage aspects in addition to
infrastructure. In infrastructure, civil constructions, roads and highways, water
and power, parking, transportation, solid and liquid waste collection and disposal,
water harvesting and welfare of local community have been included. Ready-to-
implement development schemes are being envisaged.
the primary objective should be to prepare a projected image of the corridor,
considering the physical, environmental, social, and cultural attributes, and
standard of living of local community. Benchmarking will be done with similar
Indian or foreign tourism corridors. Preparation of a 30-year macro-level plan for
tourism development of the corridor is the second objective.The third objective is to
prepare micro-level destination-development plan for five or six destinations in the
corridor.
Deadlines
The interim report on macro-level plan will have to be submitted within two
months by the agency concerned. The interim report on master plan and project
report for destinations will have to be submitted within three months. The draft
final master plan, both macro level and micro level, will have to be submitted in
four-and-a-half months, and the final report, in six months.
By vaishnavi lakeisha