IDUKKI:
As part of the Green Carpet project, a one-day cleanliness drive was organized in Kumily today. The drive was inaugurated by Kumily Grama Panchayat President Ancy James.
The Green Carpet project is a unique initiative to welcome tourists to a Clean and Green Kerala. The programme was rolled out jointly by the Kerala Tourism Department, District Tourism Promotion Council, Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission, National Service Scheme, Homestays Association, Kudumbasree Tourist Guides Association, Kerala Homestay and Tourism Society (HATS), trade organisations and other government departments.
The Green Carpet project is a unique initiative rolled out by the state government and the Department of Tourism in a bid to ensure clean and waste-free environs, availability of potable water, clean relaxation centres and rooms, access to electricity and the like, so that tourists arriving in Kerala would feel at home. The project also envisions setting up a hassle-free and efficient complaint redressal mechanism and more.
As per the project, Kerala Tourism aims at rolling out the green carpet to welcome tourists with all amenities that would be of use to them for a comfortable stay in the state. Idukki District Tourism Deputy Director Sri K S Shine and DTPC Secretary Sri Jayan P Vijayan were among those who participated in the one-day cleanliness drive in Kumily.
