Government Museum, Kasturba Road, Bangalore– Old Post Office, Museum Road, Bangalore–

languages so that it helps the foreign tourists. We have a new scheme for corporate through which they can now take on tourist destinations with their CSR funds. They will keep them clean, maintain and improve them and they can build some infrastructure also there. So many of them are voluntarily coming forward to adopt these tourist destinations. There are some tourist attractions in Karnataka that are being adopted by corporates: Cafe Coffee Day Bangalore Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

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Prestige Group Likewise, we are trying to see that roads and last-minute connectivity is also there. And in these tourist spots there should be power, drinking water and toilets. We have formed a regional group under the chairmanship of T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education, where eminent people help us in taking these decisions.Our goal is to make Karnataka the best destination. We have also requested the Government of India to relax their CRZ regulations. We have 320km of coast and because of the CRZ regulations the beaches are virgin. We can’t use them. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Exchange, Government of India, is also keen to relax it. Once this happens the entire coast of India will get a boost. We have all types of tourism–our strengths are wildlife tourism, wellness, heritage, ecotourism and adventure tourism, to name a few. Travel marts and road shows help us market India and Karnataka to build a destination for the world to visit.