The Jaipur tourism authorities have decided to develop Sambhar Lake as an Ecotourism site, which will showcase the salt manufacturing process in the past 50 years. The site will enable people to experience the process through history, right from the British rule to present day. Famous for flamingoes, the 90-km stretch of rail track near the lake is a picturesque locale. The place is dotted with historic buildings, oldest salt museum, Devyani Kund and several renowned temples. According to a report in Times of India, the idea was mooted by Vilasrao Deshmukh, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in a recent meeting in Delhi.
“We have already spoken with the Forest Department for setting temporary huts from October to February this year and will request the Tourism Department to help us,” said M M Bhardwaj, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Salts Ltd. With tourism infusing life into Sambhar, Hindustan Salts, a Union government enterprise, plans to invest to upgrade its infrastructure. “Sambhar is the only place where you will find narrow gauge railway, installed by the British decades ago, metre and broad gauge together. However, the tracks need a lot of care and money for maintenance. The circuit house, constructed in 1880, is already undergoing a makeover in phases,” said Bhardwaj.
Source : hospitalitybizindia
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