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Exploring Colours of Monsoon
The programme is organised with the cooperation of Department of Tourism, District Tourism Promotion Council and three-tier panchayats.
Delivering his inaugural address Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, minister for Home and Tourism lavished praises on Wayanad Tourism Organisation. The nature-friendly tourism concepts promoted by the organisation is ideal for Wayanad Tourism, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said. Rather than the high-end facilities, it was the charisma of nature that attracts international as well as domestic tourists to the state as well as in to the district.
Indicating an urgency in executing a master-plan for tourism development of Wayanad, R Gopalakrishnan, president Malabar Tourism Organisation said that the problem of Kerala model of tourism was that we would prepare master plan only after we loss what ever previous elements were there in Nature. He urged the government that at least in the case of Wayanad, a tourism master-plan should be implemented in advance.
District panchayat president M Devaki presided over the function. District collector T Bhaskaran, Mohandas, DGM, Federal Bank, M R Gopalakrishnan, president, Malabar Tourism Organisation, E.R. Pushpa, block panchayat president, P. A. Mohammed, director, K.S.R.T.C, K.S. Babu, president, District Sports Council, C K Saseendran, ( CPM),T Suresh Chandran (CPM) and K Sadanandan, district president, BJP were spoke in the function.
Jose Kainadi, president, WTO welcomed the gathering while Ravindran Pranavam proposed a vote of thanks. |
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After the inaugural session noted lyricist Kaithapram Damodharan Namboothiri presented Mazhakkoru Shruthi Geetham, a musical tribute to rain. Along with his team he san many of the endearing Malayalam songs related to rain.
The musical symphony created by a group of artists including Chenda Maestro Mattannur Sankarankutti, music director S Sreeram and Prakash Ulliyeri, key board artist, was the chief attraction of the day. |
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Noted lyricist Kaithapram Damodharan Namboothiri presenting Mazhakkoru Shruthi Geetham, a musical tribute to rain. |
The mass rally organised heralding the opening of Splash-2010 on Friday morning at Kalpetta. |
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WY OPIX CAP: Business to Business: E M Najeeb, managing director, Air-travel Enterprises group of companies inaugurating the B to B meet organised under the auspices of Wayanad Tourism Organization in connection with Wayanad Monsoon Carnival on Saturday. |
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Opening New Vistas of Opportunities
138 travel agents and 36 property owners participated
The Business TO Business (B to B) meet of travel agents, travel writers and property owners organised on Saturday at Chandragiri Auditorium here in connection with Splash 2010, the Wayanad Monsoon Carnival, was proved a big draw.
Representing various parts of the nation as many as 138 travel agents and 36 property owners participated in the meet. E M Najeeb, Managing Director, Air Travel Enterprises inaugurated the meet. Addressing the gathering he said that the government sponsored tourism activities were earlier restricted to the Southern Kerala. But the concerted efforts by forums of property owners like WTO changed the scenario and pulled the tourism activities to the North and interiors.
The B TO B meet would further help bridging the divide between property owners and travel agents, he pointed out.
WTO president Jose Kynadi welcomed the gathering. K R Vancheesearan, secretary, WTO anchored a presentation on the tourism potential of Wayanad.
After the inaugural session a business interaction session also was held in which property owners interacted with travel agents. The travel agents also visited the selected properties and also participated in the outdoor games items including mud football, rafting and crab catching tour.
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