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How to make Madurai tourist friendly?
EMPHASIS SHOULD be given on package tours to surrounding places. More novel theme parks can be opened. Garbage heaps and sultry weather are disliked by all. So we should try to keep our environment clean. Last but not the least, tourism industry must be privatised for betterment.
N. Vignesh,
7 B, Subedhar Gardens,
New Pankajam colony,
Madurai-625 009.
MADURAI - AS the name suggests is really a sweet and a beautiful city endowed with beautiful temples adorned with lofty Gopurams. At the same time, I can't confidently call Madurai tourist friendly. We should have informative tourist guides who have extensive knowledge and are multilingual. We should make the tourist spots clean, entertaining and inviting. The Government should take adequate steps to see that the renovation process gets over soon. Lastly, informative and self-explanatory boards and placards should be kept in significant places.
Padma Chandrasekhar,
Headmistress,
Jeevana School,
24, Visalakhsipuram,
Madurai-625014.
THE TEMPLE City of Madurai has several other places of tourist interest other than the Meenakshi Temple. It has many archaeological sites too. We can make Madurai tourist friendly by just modifying it a bit. Tourist must be provided with a proper guide by tourism Department, who should converse in their language. Basic amenities for tourists like shelter with sanitation and food must be easily accessible. The vendors and taxi drivers at the tourist spots must conduct themselves properly. It will be good if taxi drivers are acquainted with many foreign languages. The local population must also be receptive and keep the sites of importance clean.
J.V. Sophie, XI Std,
Mathama Montessori Matric
Higher Sec. School,
K.K.Nagar, Madurai-20.
TO MAKE Madurai tourist friendly, we must make it eco-friendly first. No doubt, Madurai is one of the auspicious pilgrim centres. The temples, Nayakar Mahal, Vaigai and Viraganur dams, Gandhi museum, Kumbakkarai falls all need to be maintained with utmost care. More eco-parks and fun centres can be constructed rather than building theatres and hotels. Green and litter-free Madurai is sure to attract tourists from all over the world.
G. Dharshana, XI `A',
TVS Lakshmi Matric
Hr. Sec. School, Madurai.
TO MAKE Madurai tourist friendly we should keep it pollution free and tidy. The corporation and the concerned authorities should take essential steps for proper maintenance of all tourist centres. The entrance fee for tourist centres should be reduced to attract more tourists.
S. Jayavaradhan, X `C',
TVS Lakshmi Matric
Hr. Sec. School, Madurai.
MAINLY FAMOUS for Meenakshi Temple, Madurai holds an important place in South India as a Temple City. With a floating population of 300,000 per day, tourism is a majorsource of income. There are many places in and around Madurai such as Tirupparnkundram, Alagarkoil, Vandiyur Teppakulam and Madapuram Koil. With the help of call taxis and autos we can easily visit these places provided the drivers are friendly and courteous. We can encourage foreigners staying as paying guests in homes so that they get exposed to Indian culture properly. This will also lead to friendship between people of different countries.
S.Sathish,
44/15, SBI Officer's
Colony, Doak Nagar,
Kochadai, Madurai-16.
MADURAI BOASTS of many tourist places in and around. But a major problem tourists face is the lack of tourists' information centres. As a result, they fall prey to touts. We should have more help centres for tourists all over the city. All old heritage sites should be renovated and properly publicised. More money exchange bureaus and amusement centres will also attract more people to the city.
M.A.Uttara,
13, Meenakshi Nagar,
P & T Nagar, Madurai-17.
MADURAI IS `not-to-be missed' city in the tourism-map. Tourists, particularly, from northern India visit Madurai on way to Rameswaram and/or Kanyakumari. But, they are not aware of the other places of interest around Madurai like Kodaikanal, Thekkady, Munnar, Courtallam, etc., Hence, wide publicity is needed to create interest and attract more tourists to Madurai and take them to these surrounding places as well. Further Madurai city needs a facelift with regard to good roads, connecting-bridges, sanitation, moderate-tariff hotels and transportation facility. A network of tourist-service centres will be welcome with trained guides helping the tourists to plan out their travel.
K.R. Rajendran,
42/1, Mahal 2nd Street,
Madurai-625 001.
THERE ARE many tourism spots in Madurai. It has many ancient temples and whoever comes to the Temple City never forgets to visit Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Temple, Tirupparankundram and Alagarkoil. Madurai Corporation is running the Eco-Park, which is of tourist attraction. For the Development of tourism in Madurai, the city and environment need to be kept clean and tidy. Basic needs of tourists must be fulfilled.
R.Suresh Kannan,
5/125, Agraharam,
Vilacheri, Madurai-6.
WE HAVE to keep the city clean in order to make it tourist-friendly. With their hospitality and courteous behaviour, people of Madurai should develop strong relationship with tourists. Local people should immediately put a stop to insensible activities like using walls of any public building as toilets. Of course, Madurai Railway station is popular for its cleanliness and bags the award each year. Transportation facilities need to be bettered.
K. Kanagaraja,
82/13, Siddhi Vinayagar
Kovil St, Jaihindpuram,
Madurai-11.
FROM MANY non-Maduraiites I meet, what I have learnt was all dirt, garbage and the stench caused by open ditches, lavatories and drains most distasteful about Madurai. Next is the behaviour of auto-rickshaw drivers. Any new comer to the city is invariably over-charged. This leaves bad memory. The roads around Meenakshi Temple are stinking. Many temples these days have well maintained toilets, like Palani Murugan Temple. If such a place is allotted here too, somewhere near the elephant sheds, people will not spoil the roadsides. Will the authorities look into this?
Usha Shanbagaaj,
Vignesh Plaza,
135/3, PT Rajan Road,
Madurai-2.
MADURAI IS the one of the oldest city with a rich cultural heritage. The Temple City's historical background dating back to Sangam era is awe-inspiring. A visit to Meenakshi Temple in the heart of Madurai is a dream of any ordinary Indian Pilgrim. But poor infrastructure facilities, narrow roads/lanes with haphazard traffic and bus stands inundated even after a drizzle are the eyesores. Madurai also lacks in enough star hotels to attract and cater to the needs of foreign tourists, who are also subjected to torture by touts. There should be a strict regulation on travel agencies and a frequent interaction with them by the relevant authorities. This will help in boosting Madurai's image.
P. Sermuga Pandian,
73, Meenakshi Mill
Old Colony, AR Thoppu,
Madurai-3.
MADURAI IS already attracting a lot of inland and foreign tourists. Despite tremendous efforts by Department of Tourism and travel agents, Madurai is not particularly tourist friendly due to lack of infrastructure and basic amenities. To make Madurai tourist friendly, money exchange centres should be installed at the railway station and all popular tourist sites. People of Madurai should be more helpful nice to all visitors to the city and voluntarily act as guides by providing correct information about places, the city's culture and heritage. By keeping the city clean, removing all encroachments near tourist spots, we can make Madurai more tourist friendly.
K.N. Umadevi,
16, Nehruji Street,
Tirunagar, Madurai-6.
TO BEGIN with, a city welfare committee should be formed with volunteers who can devote some time daily for the welfare of Madurai city. The committee will work towards training tourist guides for non-Tamil speaking people. The committee's decisions should be respected by all Government and other organisations. The committee itself may choose to operate tourist buses and mini van with local guides or suggest transport operators to tourists. Autos and taxis should be metered. The committee can also draw up a list of volunteers who can play host to tourists from other States and countries and help in co-ordinating and planning their trips. This will help in promoting national and international integration. It is the responsibility of every Maduraiite to keep the city clean and protect tourists from all kinds of inconveniences.
T.Palanichamy,
D-1/3, BSNL Staff Qtrs.,
Tiruppalai, Madurai-14.
THE TEMPLE City attracts tourists from all over the world for its Temple architecture, sculpture and carvings.
Gandhi Museum also attracts foreigners in hordes.
While Meenakshi Temple is the city's highlight, the surroundings of this great temple are not clean.
There is no outlet for stagnant rainwater, roads are slushy and stinking market is located near the temple. Roadsides are used as toilets.
There is insufficient space for parking. These problems need to be solved.
G. Baskaran,
No.19, East West
Avenue, Palanisamy Nagar,
Reserve Line,
Madurai-14.
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