Guwahati: The Assam govt has taken a significant step towards promoting tourism in the state by transforming tea estates into tourist destinations . On Saturday, state tourism minister Jayanta Malla Baruah distributed sanction letters to 34 selected tea estates in the second phase of the “Promotion and Development of Tea Tourism Infrastructure in Assam” scheme. The scheme aims to leverage the natural beauty and heritage of tea estates to boost tourism in the state.
Under this scheme, each selected tea estate will receive a financial grant of up to Rs 2 crore to develop their infrastructure, including accommodation facilities, amenities, and activities. Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah emphasized the potential of tea estates in Assam to attract tourists from all over the world, stating, “Even after completing 200 years of the tea industry of Assam, tea tourism remained unexplored due to various obstacles in the past its full potential could not be explored. But tea estates in Assam have the potential to attract tourists from all across the world.
So, the state government is working at full speed to give a new dimension to the tourism sector of the state by overcoming all the obstacles.” The minister also highlighted the potential of golf courses and heritage bungalows in tea estates to be developed into tourist destinations. He appealed to the managements of the sanctioned tea estates to preserve their uniqueness while renovating the existing structures.
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