Karnataka - Belgaum   

Call to promote adventure sports

By Our Staff Correspondent

BELGAUM, SEPT. 28. Adventure sports should be promoted to attract tourists to Belgaum district, Ramesh Algodkar, convener, Environment Adventure Academy, has said.

Speaking at a function organised here on Monday to mark World Tourism Day by the Department of Tourism, Nehru Youth Centre, and Siddarameshwar Junior College, Mr. Algodkar regretted the lack of participation of youth in adventure sports. Adventure sports helped the youth to strengthen their bodies and minds and develop a positive attitude towards life, he said.

The Deputy Director of the Information Department, Basavaraj Kambi, stressed the need to popularise adventure sports to boost tourism in the district.

Along with the Government, the responsibility of protecting tourism centres and environmental zones lay with the community, he said. Tourism should be dealt with in a professional manner, he added.

The District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Vilas Ghadi, listed the sporting events being organised by his department.

S.R. Hiremath, principal of the host college, called upon the students to visit tourist centres in and around the district and understand them in their historical and cultural context.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Karnataka

News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News |

Stories in this Section

Violence mars Ganesha procession at Ramdurg
Call to promote adventure sports

Copyright © 2004, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu