Maharashtra govt proposes India's first Sea World in Sindhudurg
Adventure tourists may have something to cheer as Maharashtra government proposes to set up the country's first and one of the biggest `Sea Worlds' to showcase marine life in Sindhudurg district here.
By PTI |
KANKAVLI: Adventure tourists may have something to cheer as Maharashtra government proposes to set up the country's first and one of the biggest `Sea Worlds' to showcase marine life in Sindhudurg district here.
Sarang Kulkarni, Marine Biologist and consultant to Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has prepared a concept paper for the ambitious Rs 700 crore project for which 45 acre land has already been identified.
"The master plan will take one to two years as it has to be foolproof before the actual implementation begins," Kulkarni told PTI.
"The Sea World will have the longest tunnel in the world and will showcase Konkan's rich marine life through it. It will also have the world's largest water quantity which is about ten million gallons," Kulkarni said, adding that he has held consultations with the state government in taking the project forward.
Sindhudurg was declared `tourism district' in 1997. "But a declaration will not attract tourists. The need of the hour is to market the district's beaches, backwaters, forest/wildlife," he said.
States like Goa and Kerala have been marketing same products and have been very successful at it, he said.
Kulkarni said attempts have been made to create a Sea World in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa.
Sarang Kulkarni, Marine Biologist and consultant to Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has prepared a concept paper for the ambitious Rs 700 crore project for which 45 acre land has already been identified.
"The master plan will take one to two years as it has to be foolproof before the actual implementation begins," Kulkarni told PTI.
"The Sea World will have the longest tunnel in the world and will showcase Konkan's rich marine life through it. It will also have the world's largest water quantity which is about ten million gallons," Kulkarni said, adding that he has held consultations with the state government in taking the project forward.
Sindhudurg was declared `tourism district' in 1997. "But a declaration will not attract tourists. The need of the hour is to market the district's beaches, backwaters, forest/wildlife," he said.
States like Goa and Kerala have been marketing same products and have been very successful at it, he said.
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Kulkarni said attempts have been made to create a Sea World in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa.
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