At the Advantage Karnataka Global Investors Meet organised by the Government of Karnataka (GoK) in Bengaluru on June 3- 4, 2010, tourism infrastructure received a big boost with the state government announcing 14 projects to be developed across various parts of the state under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model. The projects that have been planned include tourism complexes, hospitality districts, convention centres, theme parks and urban entertainment centres. The total investment of all the projects is estimated to be Rs 3,000 crore.
Among the 14 projects, nine projects are for development of tourism complexes. The state government has already identified land for the same. According to the plan, the tourism complexes will consist of hotels, resorts and art and craft centres. Wellness tourism facilities will be added depending on the demand of the location. Sites have been identified in Hampi (20 acres), Chitradurga (8 acres), Bijapur (6 acres), Sagar (72 acres), Pattadakkal (24 acres), Hosanagara (10 acres), Badami (1.5 acres), Tirthahalli (25 acres) and Sakleshpur (25 acres). |