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Gurdaspur LS Constituency will become a tourism hub, generate employment : Vinod Khanna
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Baljit Balli
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Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 12:00 AM
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Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 12:00 AM
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Gurdaspur, April 17: As the campaigning heat for the Lok Sabha election soars, BJP’s Gurdaspur candidate Vinod Khanna is all set with his plans to make his constituency into a major tourism hub. ‘Of course, the topography here is beautiful – rivers, lakes, mountains, pleasant weather, and proximity to other tourist destinations makes this a perfect place for a flourishing tourism economy’, he says. Vinod Khanna was a three time MP from Gurdaspur and was instrumental in getting sanctions from the centre and establishing the Pathankot Airport and railway lines during his tenure ‘The airport and railway connectivity is key for growing tourism or industry in this region.. there are no planes flying at this time – this hits the economy of our region. Airport cargo is used to transport Agri products that is a key source of income in this area. In the last few years, all flights are stopped despite having an airport. This has hurt the economy of this region badly. I need to fix this,’ he says. There is a huge demand from industries and businesses for a functioning airport in Pathankot Vinod Khanna’s ambition to develop a tourism hub in Gurdaspur is an idea that was conceived during his stint as the Culture and Tourism minister in Shri Vajpayee’s cabinet. ‘That’s when we started planning the entire tourism hub project, but the incumbent MP did nothing to take it forward or get sanctions from the government in centre which was led by his own party,’ he said. The Incredible India campaign was also Vinod Khanna’s brainchild. His aggressive marketing strategy combined with infrastructure improvement to promote tourism saw an increase in tourism industry revenue in the country during his tenure. He aims to mirror similar aggressive strategy in the constituency of Gurdaspur. ‘Ranjeet Singh lake with beautiful forest and mountain surrounding it, can become a primary hub for water sports..and a great tourism spot with various events such as national rowing competition, paragliding, etc’ he says. ‘This area has the capacity to generate huge income via tourism – which will then create jobs for thousands. Our people will not have to go out of the region looking for jobs or get into unwanted activities such as drug addiction etc due to lack of job opportunities,’ he adds. Khanna also aims to revive spiritual tourism and medical tourism and has already appointed subject matter specialists to study the area for future reference. ‘Since I know this is one of my key priority after becoming an MP, why wait – let me have my research ready,’ he adds confidently. Other areas on his utmost priority list are building highways, getting more trains to Pathankot and bringing industries and employment to the region. ‘I will do in 12 months what Bajwa could not do in 5 years,’ he adds with a smile as he waves at the enthusiastic crowd.
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