Shimla, July 11 : The state Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation will introduce the ‘Radio Taxi’ service in major tourist towns in association with the transport department.Stating this while presiding over the review meeting of the tourism department here on Thursday, tourism secretary Manisha Nanda said the service would be introduced in cities like Shimla, Manali, Dharamsala, Palampur, Dalhousie and Nahan.
She directed district tourism development officers to ensure timely completion of the projects funded by the Union Ministry of Tourism for Development of various circuits and destinations.
She said the home-stay scheme was becoming popular and till date about 100 units had been registered and about a dozen were in the registration process.
The department would organise training courses in the current financial year, which would include trekking guide and mountain rescue course to be organised at Bharmour, Shimla and Mcleodganj.Advanced water sports course would be organised at Pong Dam, Chamera and Gobind Sagar, river rafting guide training course at Kullu in the Beas and tourist guide course at Banjar, Sujanpur, Una, Nahan and Solan.
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