Department of Tourism presents master plan of international firm for tourist zones | Peshawra Live
Channel: Puxto Fun
Date: 13/10/2021

PESHAWAR: The Department of Tourism has presented a master plan of an international Malaysian firm for tourist zones

The master plan presented detailed surveys, infrastructure construction, projects and other details in the four tourist zones of Mankial, Thandiani, Madakalshat and Gnol.

The four tourism zones include mapping, local planning, destination management plan, phased infrastructure development and road construction, briefing by Managing Director Noorliza Hashim.

 Under the World Bank's Kite Project under the auspices of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department, it was decided to set up Integrated Tourism Zones at four places in the province: Gnol District, Mansehra, Madakalisht District, Lower Chitral, Mankiyal District, Swat and Thandiani District, Abbottabad.

 The International Malaysian Firm (APUDG) conducted feasibility study and master planning at nine locations.

A briefing on the master plan was given to the tourism stakeholders in the workshop.

 The plan includes area mapping, local planning of ITZs, destination management plan, phased infrastructure development and road construction.

The consulting firm submitted a draft master plan for all ITZ sites.

 The plan covers local site and infrastructure master plans for each site.

 In the next two phases, the consulting firm will present a management plan and an investment plan, respectively.

These include municipal plans, public sector investment plans and private sector business plans.

According to the plan, Integrated Tourism Zone Thandiani includes 6 projects to attract tourists in Abbottabad, 47 programs, 428 rooms hotel and resort for tourist accommodation and 5 projects for infrastructure and other facilities.

In Gnoll Integrated Zone, 8 projects were presented to attract tourists, 218-room hotel and resort for tourist accommodation and 5 projects for infrastructure and other facilities.

Mankial District Swat Integrated Tourism Zone included 7 projects for tourists, 71 hotels and resorts and 5 infrastructure and facilities projects.

 In Madakalisht District Lower Chitral Zone 8 different projects to attract tourists, 382 hotels and resorts while 5 different projects for infrastructure and facilities were presented.

In the first phase of the master plan, the four sites were surveyed, work program, data management, strategy and sites were analyzed in detail.