The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board aims to develop Chhattisgarh as India's biggest eco-tourism hub by highlighting its natural beauty and biodiversity. The state has 44% forest cover providing opportunities for eco-tourism development. The Cultural Minister requested central government support for infrastructure and funds to expand tourism activities. Plans include organizing India's largest international tribal festival and developing local community participation in eco-tourism to counter Naxalism. The board received 113.5 crore in project funding from the Ministry of Tourism focused on developing circuits like Gangrel Dam and Sirpur-Kodar-Raipur-Tandula.

1. CULTURAL MINISTER OF CHHATTISGARH

2. The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) is keeping its objective as to put the tribal-dominated state on
the country's tourism map as the biggest eco-tourism hub by highlighting its exquisite natural beauty
and varied flora and fauna.
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3. Chhattisgarh has the rich natural resources contributing upto 44 per cent of forest cover which is a boon for
eco-tourism. Therefore the enhanced tourism plans will enable the state to be developed as a major tourism hub.
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4. The Cultural Minister put forth demands for greater cooperation from the Central Government in
ways of infrastructure support and funds with which the state aims to develop its tourism
development activities.He also wants the development of the country’s biggest tribal hub in
Chhattisgarh where the intent is to organise India’s first and biggest International Tribal Fest.
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5. For developing the state of Chhattisgarh as India's biggest eco-tourism hub, there must be greater
participation of the local community that will be the most focused tool to counter Naxalism.
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6. The Board has recently got Rs 113.5 crore project prioritisation from Union Ministry of tourism.
A large amount will be used in eco tourism projects. Initially focus will be on Gangrel Dam,
which is considered the largest water body in the state and promoting
Sirpur-Kodar-Raipur-Tandula as an ecotourism circui.
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7. According to the State's Tourism and Culture Minister Ajay Chandrakar, Chhattisgarh is a vibrant state
which now looks forward towards developing tourism as one of its richest assets.The tourism
board would prioritise and promote state's rich and diverse tribal culture along with
unexplored tourism circuits.
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8. Chhattisgarh has the rich natural resources contributing upto 44 per cent of forest cover which is a boom
for eco-tourism. Therefore the enhanced tourism plans will enable the state to be developed as a
major tourism hub.

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Division, RegionalScience Centre and a MilitarySchool in Ambikapur,
higher quality education was achieved.

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