Off shore island tourism - nine islands selected from Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar

India wants to attract tourists to its off shore islands and, for a start, nine islands in Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar have been selected for conversion to tourist hot spot. This is a part of a master plan to boost tourism via water parks etcetera as has been done by Singapore.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 25 September 2016.

The islands that have been selected are Smith Island, Ross Island, Avis Island and Long Island in Andaman & Nicobar. And, Bangaram, Thinnakara, Suheli, Cheriyam and Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Some tourist facilities in Lakshadweep are, at present, limited to Bangaram and a few other islands. These will see development in infrastructure, tourism, agriculture (organic and fisheries) and renewable energy.
This project is being considered as drivers of tourism and sustainable economic development on the lines of countries like Singapore that uses water parks and natural resources to promote tourism. Thus they have overcome limited land areas while being mindful of conservation.


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