Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government will approve a INR 800 crore CIDCO tourism development draft for Chikhaldara within a month to boost tourism. He said that this would be done to give a short in the arm to tourism in Chikhaldara as the place has great potential for it.
“We will convert Chikhaldara into the best tourist place,” he said at a function in Amravati.
Fadnavis further said that various developmental works were being undertaken in the state and with the help of Microsoft, Harisal in Melghat was being developed as the first digital village in the state. He also said that 50 such villages will be built inthe state.
At the function, union minister for highways, Nitin Gadkari, performed the bhoomipujan ceremony of the roads to be constructed at an estimated cost of INR 9,931 crore.
(PTI)
