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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In six months, the serene seashore at Shankhumukham will grow to be a well-liked trip spot in Thiruvananthapuram, the proper place to crash. The Ministry of Tourism plans to renovate Mothuchibe Park close to the seashore as a marriage venue.
This initiative comes on the heels of the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Vacation spot Wedding ceremony’ marketing campaign which goals to draw future spouses from internationally by selling Kerala as a really perfect vacation spot for tying the knot.
“The undertaking will begin instantly and be accomplished inside six months,” Sharon Vettel, secretary of the native Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), informed TNIE. He stated that the work order will likely be issued shortly after acquiring the approval of the district collector. That is the primary time in Kerala that such an initiative is being deliberate within the public sector.
The undertaking will likely be applied on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) mannequin for an estimated Rs 3 crore. Sharon stated that they don’t plan to make use of public funds to implement the undertaking. “Our intention is to revive unused properties and convey them as much as worldwide requirements with out compromising on high quality.
We have now finalized the company by means of the High quality and Value Based mostly Choice (QCBS) methodology after the analysis of the monetary and technical bid by our technical committee, including that the plan is to construct an amphitheater that may accommodate about 300 folks, which might be excellent for weddings and events.
“We’re additionally planning a café overlooking the ocean, and augmented actuality (AR) and digital actuality (VR) areas. The undertaking is being deliberate in a manner that doesn’t contain laborious building. The vast majority of the development will likely be non permanent and environmentally pleasant. We intention to present the vacation spot a world contact,” stated Sharon. The executing company of the undertaking agreed to pay an annual hire of Rs 12.5 lakh to DTPC.
The authorities are additionally planning to start out water sports activities, together with water snowboarding and velocity boat rides, at Shankhumugham Seashore. The Ministry of Tourism has launched aggressive advertising and marketing campaigns to advertise Kerala as a really perfect wedding ceremony vacation spot. Digital campaigns have already been launched.
A micro-website (a model web site or a single net web page) will likely be launched on the Kerala tourism web site for vacation spot weddings,” stated a senior official within the advertising and marketing wing of the division.