Giving a fillip to the efforts of the State to position itself as a global tourist destination, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has evinced interest in developing a tourism township at a hill station in Kerala at an altitude of around 3,000 ft above mean sea level.
A proposal has been submitted to the Centre by the Ambassador of the UAE. According to the proposal forwarded to the Department of Non-resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA), the UAE has expressed willingness to develop the entire attendant infrastructure required for the project in Kerala.
The State has identified Wagamon/Munnar to set up the tourism township. After a meeting of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with the UAE Ambassador, the State government has constituted a working group to explore the possibilities and revert to the UAE government with a proposal.
The working group has been formed with the Chief Secretary as chairman; Secretary, Tourism department as convener; and Additional Chief Secretary,…