Our Correspondent
Itanagar: Tawang Deputy Commissioner Lobsang Tsering on Wednesday convened a review meeting with hoteliers, taxi operators and representatives of Dingsum Kharsaneng area to discuss on the preparations for proposed village tourism festival on October 30 on the sidelines of the Tawang Festival.
The meeting was also attended by Tsetan Chombay Festival Director of Tawang festival and Tsering Deki, District Tourism Officer, an official communique informed.
The DC in the meeting said, “We are going to involve our villagers directly into tourism promotion and we all should work unitedly to make it a success. This time we have chosen Kharsaneng area because it is in short distance from the district headquarters Tawang and the climate also remains pleasant.”
He added that the heritage site of Chagzam (14th century Iron chain bridge) Hot spring at Grengkhar and historical site of the birth place of Yum Tsewang Lhamo, mother of great 6th Dalai Lama are all nearby the venue.
Tawang Festival Director Tsetan Chombay in his deliberation stated that the organizing committee has been trying to engage maximum unemployed youths and villagers in village tourism programme.
“We are trying to connect our beautiful villages, heritage sites and historical places with tourists and shall showcase our traditional way of living in village, Monpa delicacies, art games and sports to tourists and in this regard many popular bloggers have also been invited in this Tawang festival to popularize the unexplored beauty of Tawang tourism,” Chombay said.
He sought cooperation from villagers, taxi operators and hoteliers in making the event success.
The representatives of Dingsum Kharsaneng area and other hoteliers and taxi operators also put forwarded their suggestions and plans to make the festival a grand success, the comminique added.