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Inaugurating the Mart, the CM of Manipur expressed that ITM would provide a good platform to promote tourism in the state of Manipur besides other neighbouring states in the region. He also stated that this is the first time ever that the state had seen presence of large tourism stakeholders from abroad which will lay the foundation for promotion of tourism in the state. He also stressed on the need for developing air connectivity to the state especially bringing in international flights to Imphal.
Delivering the special address, Zutshi affirmed the commitment of the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) in developing and promoting the tourism in the north east region. He touched upon the various initiatives of MoT in developing and promoting the tourism infrastructure in the North East Region. He said that for North Eastern States, the Ministry has sanctioned 12 projects worth Rs 1070.07 crores covering all the eight states under its flagship scheme of Swadesh Darshan.
Spread over three days, the 5th ITM saw participation of 48 international delegates comprising of tour operators, media persons and delegates from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, U A E, UK and USA. The Mart also had participation of 80 tour operators from eight north eastern states and West Bengal besides domestic buyers (tour operators) from different regions of the country.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in