In a recent statement, Tourism and Environment Minister, Aditya Thackeray announced that he is in talks with civic authorities to set up a Tourism Department in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). After implementing the 24×7 initiative across the city, Aditya Thackeray is now keen on having a department dedicated to Tourism in BMC for which he has initiated the talks with Municipal Commissioner, Praveen Pardeshi.
Further in his statement, he also mentioned that the state department will be providing funds to the Tourism Department. The funds is said to be utilised for the civic body’s existing projects such as restoration and beautification of heritage precincts, beautification of beaches, upgradation and expansion of Byculla Zoo and a cycle track along the Tansa pipeline.
Apart from this, the BMC will soon have a plan wherein the tourists will be allowed to visit its iconic headquarters, which is also a heritage building and is situated near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). This building will be open to tourists only on Saturday and Sunday and there will be guided tours organised for the same. Besides, the existing state government is also exploring different avenues through which they can boost the tourism in the state.
