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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In six months, the serene seaside at Shankhumukham will turn into a preferred trip spot in Thiruvananthapuram, the proper place to crash. The Ministry of Tourism plans to renovate Mothuchibe Park close to the seaside as a marriage venue.
This initiative comes on the heels of the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Vacation spot Marriage ceremony’ marketing campaign which goals to draw future spouses from internationally by selling Kerala as a perfect vacation spot for tying the knot.
“The venture will begin instantly and be accomplished inside six months,” Sharon Vettel, secretary of the native Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), advised TNIE. He mentioned that the work order might be issued shortly after acquiring the approval of the district collector. That is the primary time in Kerala that such an initiative is being deliberate within the public sector.
The venture might be carried out on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) mannequin for an estimated Rs 3 crore. Sharon mentioned that they don’t plan to make use of public funds to implement the venture. “Our intention is to revive unused properties and convey them as much as worldwide requirements with out compromising on high quality.
We now have finalized the company by way of the High quality and Price Based mostly Choice (QCBS) methodology after the analysis of the monetary and technical bid by our technical committee, including that the plan is to construct an amphitheater that may accommodate about 300 folks, which might be best for weddings and events.
“We’re additionally planning a café overlooking the ocean, and augmented actuality (AR) and digital actuality (VR) areas. The venture is being deliberate in a method that doesn’t contain laborious development. Nearly all of the development might be short-term and environmentally pleasant. We intention to provide the vacation spot a global contact,” mentioned Sharon. The executing company of the venture agreed to pay an annual hire of Rs 12.5 lakh to DTPC.
The authorities are additionally planning to start out water sports activities, together with water snowboarding and velocity boat rides, at Shankhumugham Seashore. The Ministry of Tourism has launched aggressive advertising campaigns to advertise Kerala as a perfect wedding ceremony vacation spot. Digital campaigns have already been launched.
A micro-website (a model web site or a single net web page) might be launched on the Kerala tourism web site for vacation spot weddings,” mentioned a senior official within the advertising wing of the division.