Odisha plans land bank, Odia food restaurants to boost tourism

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 (UNI)The Odisha government is working on a Tourism Land Bank Scheme to facilitate the availability of land for accommodation facilities and other tourism infrastructure, officials said. The proposal was discussed at a meeting of the State Tourism Promotion Council (STPC), chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, which stressed GIS-based land mapping and digital monitoring for identification, suitability assessment and allotment of land for tourism projects. The council reviewed progress on decisions taken at its previous meeting, including allotment of government land, development of tourist destinations and implementation of the Tourism Land Bank Scheme. It also discussed plans…