Weavers village in Ganjam to be tourist destination

BERHAMPUR: Padmanavpur, a village in Ganjam district, is all set to become a rural tourism destination. The tourism department will develop this remote yet exotic locale into a tourism destination. "Tourists, both domestic and foreigners, are eager to sample rural life. This has prompted the tourism department to develop this weavers' village that is famous for its handloom sarees. The project also aims to improve the socio-economic condition of weavers through tourism," a tourist officer (head quarter) Sarat Chandra Mohanty said. Padmanavpur, about 35 km from Berhampur, will become the second village in the state after Raghurajpur in Puri district to be chosen for the rural tourism project. "Almost all infrastructure required for the ideal village have been completed," a senior tourist officer said. Major components of the Rs 50 lakh rural tourism project are expected to be completed in the next three months, official sources said.

Source: Times of India