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Jammu, Nov 14: As the developmental works at the famous tourist destination Mantalai has been intensified and is in the last leg of its completion, a government panel has been constituted to promote the spot as a health and wellness centre.
Official sources said that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has expedited the process of bringing Mantalai of Udhampur district on the tourism map for which a high level committee has been framed for promotion in the region which is being developed under the Health Tourism theme.
Notably, Mantalai and Sudhmahadev are destinations having a lot of ancient temples and architecture, which attracts and woos tourists for pilgrimage tourism.
Moreover, an International Yoga Center is also coming up at Mantalai.
Official sources added that the committee constituted will acquire ready infrastructure to promote tourism in Mantalai and make arrangements to bring tourists to the area, adding, “in Mantalai, which has religious importance after late Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari had started work on it in the eighth decade to teach yoga.”
During the last few years, they said that a lot of work has been done in Mantalai under the Prime Minister’s Development Package program towards the development of Mantalai-Sudh Mahadev-Patnitop spot.
“Tourist facility centre, Yoga Kalyan Spa, Ayurveda complex, food centres, eco huts and premises for meditation have also been readied in Mantalai,” they said.
“The administration is making all out efforts to utilize the infrastructure developed in Mantalai through Patnitop Development Authority towards attracting tourists from all over the country and the foreigners as well,” they said and added that it will boost the local economy along with tourism for which the Udhampur district administration has also taken action towards accelerating the development in Mantalai during the last few months.
Sources stated that the seven-member committee include Sub Divisional Magistrate of Chenani, Public Works Department, Jal Shakti Department, Executive Engineer of Power Development Corporation Limited, Udhampur and Accounts Officer of Patnitop Development Authority, Kud.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PDA, who is the chairman of the committee has been empowered to include any member into the panel that will work towards the acquisition of developed assets so that the work on the ground level can be expedited to promote tourism.
“The committee will complete the process of acquiring the infrastructure created to promote development within 15 days,” they said.
