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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In six months, the serene seaside at Shankhumukham will turn into a preferred trip spot in Thiruvananthapuram, the proper place to crash. The Ministry of Tourism plans to renovate Mothuchibe Park close to the seaside 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 the world over by selling Kerala as a great vacation spot for tying the knot.
“The challenge will begin instantly and be accomplished inside six months,” Sharon Vettel, secretary of the native Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), instructed 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 challenge will likely be carried out 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 challenge. “Our goal is to revive unused properties and produce them as much as worldwide requirements with out compromising on high quality.
We’ve got finalized the company by the High quality and Value Primarily based 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 individuals, 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 challenge is being deliberate in a method that doesn’t contain laborious building. Nearly all of the development will likely be short-term and environmentally pleasant. We goal to provide the vacation spot a global contact,” stated Sharon. The executing company of the challenge agreed to pay an annual hire of Rs 12.5 lakh to DTPC.
The authorities are additionally planning to begin water sports activities, together with water snowboarding and pace boat rides, at Shankhumugham Seaside. The Ministry of Tourism has launched aggressive advertising and marketing campaigns to advertise Kerala as a great 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.