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ITANAGAR: The National Bank for Agriculture and rural Development (NABARD) has launched a project in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, for promotion of tribal ecotourism.
The project was formally launched on Tuesday at Namsai by NABARD's Mumbai-based Chief General Manager Devasis Padhi. Speaking on the occasion, Padhi highlighted the importance of the involvement of women in the project. He commended the women, especially SHG members, for their participation in making the project a success. Padhi emphasized the need for standardization of facilities and rating them for providing accurate information to the tourists.
NABARD's Itanagar Regional Office General Manager Partho Saha outlined the various interventions on capacity building and marketing which have been undertaken prior to launching of the tourism project.
Namsai DC R Khampa spoke about the enormous potential for tourism in the region around Namsai.
The project is being supported by the NABARD and implemented by NGO Bethel Life Care Charitable Trust, in collaboration with the NOSAAP and the ArSRLM. An umbrella organization of all the stakeholders, titled 'Voysiri Pvt Ltd', has been formed and registered under the Companies Act to ensure smooth management of the project.
Later, the official website of Voysiri and an informative video on the project was launched by Padhi, and a promotional video was launched by the DC.
Representatives of the ArSRLM, besides bankers, SHG members, home stay owners and tour operators also attended the programme, an official release informed here on Wednesday.
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