Popular film shooting spots to be developed in T.N.: Tourism Minister

Popular film shooting spots to be developed in T.N.: Tourism Minister The project intends to provide facilities such as experience centres, signages, parking spots, and refreshment areas.

Key points

• According to Rajesh Kumar on Wednesday, the department was looking to develop popular film shooting spots on Public-Private-partnership Mode.
• The possibility of providing rope car facilities to tourists in Ooty and Kodaikanal was additionally being studied.
• Dam in Krishnagiri district, and Kodiveri dam in Erode district.
• The details of the spots would be created available to the public on QR codes.
• The department, he remarked, was probable to test waters with cruise and ferry tourism.

Tourism Minister S. According to Rajesh Kumar on Wednesday, the department was looking to develop popular film shooting spots on Public-Private-partnership Mode.

Since plenty of tourists have shown interest in visiting such spots and re-live the scenes, the project seeks to provide facilities such as experience centres, signages, parking spots, and refreshment areas. The details of the spots would be created available to the public on QR codes.

Speaking during the demands for the Tourism Department in the State Assembly, the Minister remarked that the department will take up development works at a cost of ₹48 crore at sites including Pechiparai dam in Kanniyakumari district, Thirumurthi dam in Tiruppur district, K.R.P. Dam in Krishnagiri district, and Kodiveri dam in Erode district. The developmental works aim to provide facilities including landscaping, play areas, seating arrangements, drinking water, and toilets to tourists.

Meanwhile, the department, he remarked, was probable to test waters with cruise and ferry tourism. Cruises and ferries are becoming popular worldwide and with an aim to provide such experiences to tourists in the State, an amount of ₹2 crore has been set aside to prepare feasibility reports. Coastal routes such as Chennai – Kovalam, Poompuhar – Tranquebar – Nagapattinam, and Rameshwaram – Thoothukudi – Kanniyakumari are to be part of the study.

Meanwhile, the possibility of providing rope car facilities to tourists in Ooty and Kodaikanal was additionally being studied. Artificial Intelligence-based CCTV cameras would be installed at significant tourist locations at a cost of ₹2 crore, he went on.

For now, popular film shooting spots to be developed in T.N.: Tourism Minister remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.