Infrastructure being geared up to make NE more attractive

Itanagar, July 17: Infrastructure for promotion of tourism in the Northeast is being geared up to make the region more vibrant to attract tourists, the Union minister of state for tourism Omak Apang has said. Talking to hoteliers, restaurant owners and tour operators here on Friday, Apang said with the upgradation of the tourism directorate at Guwahati to a regional directorate, tourism would achieve a new high. The Save Eastern Himalayas, a project initiated by the external affairs ministry, he said would help cultural integration between Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.