Amaravati: With the Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, recently laying emphasis on the development of tourism in the state, the tourism department is gearing up to take on the challenges. Holistic development of tourism keeping in view its potential in not only revving up the revenues but also in providing jobs and income sources to the locals are being taken into consideration.  Going by the words of the tourism minister, M Srinivasa Rao, special tourism packages would be offered to the travel enthusiasts soon. Rayalaseema, Uttarandhra, Vijayawada and Godavari districts are to benefit as and when these packages are formulated. 

Talakona in Rayalaseema, Horsley Hills near Madanapalli, Annavaram, Dindi and Paderu areas in and around Godavari districts and Araku, Simhachalam, Arasavilli and Srikurmam areas potential is also to be tapped with greater publicity and better facilities. While the government has set aside Rs 4 crore as incentives for rural tourism, land has been given for establishing tourist complex near Polavaram project site. The tourism minister who is also in-charge of sports, also says sports centres will be built in 15 centres in the state and Visakhapatnam, Kadapa and East Godavari district will soon have world class sporting facilities. 

Visakhapatnam, according to the minister. The state government seeks to promote the attraction vigorously as it moves towards making Visakhapatnam the administrative Capital of Andhra Pradesh. Recently, the government has also received a report from the tourism operators in the state suggesting several measures to promote the field. Developing attractive beaches, mostly near Visakhapatnam, is one of the suggestions made by them to the government.

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