Himalayan Times (1961)

tmalapan Stilus

, A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY

VOL. XIV MARCH 5. 1961. NO. XXIX

BETTER FACILITIES FOR TOURISTS >^ anhd

Another scheme uudtir

, .. n n '. . . i consideration is the in-

( Ironi Our Correspondent ) . . ■ , . , , ■

troduotion of Due and land-

Darjeeling, March 1 ro,"r »ervioos to. beauty
°' spots of the district and
The State Government in I>arj-elin[f where cheap forarranging conducted
atlast seems to be ma. lodging and boarding tour8 at °°<"P°tHive rates,
king a move to popitla- ' wbold V available, to the Inesetwo schemes have
rise tourism to these hills. low income groups wishing already evoked a certain
The r9oently formed Tou- to visit. Itarieeling. amount of opposition and
rist Development Wing of Among the.' yet- nn- criticism here A very
the Mate Government is explored beauty spots of pertinent question is wbe-
due to open a branch Dari«eli,,e »M Mirio Lep- thtr w'th *he 'ntrodjc-
here soon. This depart- cha Jagat, and Singla. Uon. °f ,the". f rv,ces>
ment would be mainly Mirik will Mr. be linked Darjeehng'i private trans.-
conoemed with promoting with the aiiernate route port sector would be affeo.
Home tourism, one of to Darjeeline as soon as led.80,,.°, • » , *f*
their funolions would be The Ba'a-one Bridge whioh t'nt? distriot already
to survey and publicise is under construction is fa0:8 aD fiConom,° ,lumP-
the lesser known beauty ready It is expeoed to and unemployment
spots of Darjeelii.g. They be oompl-ted before the "bound* It is to be bo-
would also be concerned monso, of 1962. Siogla Ped that Government in
with tourist promotion in is to have a .funicular "» anxiety to promote
respect of the middle and bicable. railway to be ,0,,r,8m wl11 "ot d<Prlve
low income groups. For constructed by the For.st l}« m "7 ^ansport.^ in-
this purpose they wouli Hepartmant. This railway dn,try ™ ttt legitimate
devise cheaper transport would aUo transport forest income Promotion of tou-
to places of interest, and produce including char- r,8m, 18 important, if no*
beauty in the environs of coal, not only from the *««■'. bu not a ,lh"0OBt
Darjeeling. If possible Singla ares, but also from "f "neu.p oyment to trans-
they will try to make Sikkim for s.s. port workers, or losses to
arrangements for lodging A scheme to run two *he l:,d'f^ 'tls t0 b*
in foFest and other go luxury bus. s eimilsr "to hoP^d that Government
vcrnm-ot bungalows for those runt inc in Calcutta !"luld consider this signi-.
toursts. Ther« is also a has be, ,, l„,V,ii,e,l bviU fl0ant factor when fuimu.

) proposal to either acquire Goveni'm. m These buses lftt*"« toun8t pro"301'011,

or ooostruot a building would operate between schemes

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