Karachi: The Sindh Government has decided to employ the mode of public-private partnership to develop 10 potential tourist sites in the province.
The provincial government will conduct feasibility at 10 such sites across the province to develop them into tourist destinations. These include Gorakh Hill Station in Dadu district, Ranikot in Jamshoro district, Keenjhar Lake in Thatta, Nagarparkar in Tharparkar, Achhrro Thar in Sanghar, Mohen Jo Darro in Larkana, Sehwan, Bhit Shah, Drigh and Langh Lakes in Kambar-Shahdadkot, Lab-e-Mehran / Sadhbelo in Sukkur and coastal belt of the province.
The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of provincial Tourism and Culture Department presided over by Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah.
The CS said on the occasion that the province had a great potential of tourism, which needs to be developed. “Sindh government wants to develop facilities for the tourists so that the tourism could be flourished not only at the already existing sites but at several other sites which have so far been neglected,” he said and added that such sites would be surveyed with the help of private sector.
Tourist destinations
He said that the private sector would be involved to develop the potential tourist destinations like Gorakh Hills, Keenjhar lake, resorts at Indus River like Al-Manzar Jamshoro, Lab-e-Mehran in Sukkur, coastal areas, Nagarparkar and other sites.
He directed the Works and Services Department to repair the roads leading to the Ranikot and Nagarparkar at the earliest so that the tourists visiting these places don’t face any problem.
Sindh Culture and Tourism Secretary Akbar Laghari in his briefing told the meeting that feasibility study of Lab-e-Mehran and Gorakh Hills had already been carried out while there are plans to build a theme park at Mohen Jo Darro and construction of low-cost hotels in Sehwan, Keenjhar Lake, Karoonjhar Mountains and other such places for the tourists.
The CS directed the Tourism Secretary to present the feasibility study of Gorakh Hills and Lab-e-Mehran in the next meeting. He also directed the officials of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Unit to incorporate tourism in the agenda of Sindh PPP-Policy Board.
