Wayanad tourism should leverage biodiversity, experiential potential sustainably: Panellists

Wayanad, Oct 6 (UNI) Wayanad can emerge as a major tourism destination by harnessing its rich biodiversity and experiential potential in a sustainable manner, panellists said at a seminar held here on Monday as part of the launch of the 'Brand Wayanad' project. The initiative, launched by the State Tourism Department as part of the Kerala Government's 100-day action plan, seeks to position Wayanad as a distinctive tourism destination by building on its natural, cultural and experiential strengths. Speaking at the panel discussion titled 'What Next for Brand Wayanad', T. Sivaraju, Managing Director of Uravu Ecolinks, stressed the need to…