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In addition, the GTA has also decided to host a two-day tourism festival in Mirik on March 1 and 2 to promote the town and its surroundings as a tourist destination
GTA to take up job with Rs 1.7cr budget
‘Recently, a slab of its concrete plank had caved in and a pony had fallen into the lake’
The government would come up with a number of new infrastructure projects at different tourist destinations in north Bengal and develop more homestays in districts
Sumendu Lake, the top tourist attraction in Mirik, will be closed from Tuesday, making it the first major tourist point to be closed in north Bengal after the surge in Covid-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic. The lake is managed by Mirik municipality. L.B. Rai, chairman of the civic body, said: “We have decided to close the gates of the lake from tomorrow (Tuesday) as part of our effort to contain the spread of the virus.” The civic chairman said Mirik had recorded 11 Covid-19 positive cases in a single day on Monday. “Tourists are coming, local residents are also gatherin...