HYDERABAD: A “Hyderabad City Tour” plan would be launched from Jan 1, 2022, to promote tourism in the city which has great potential for cultural tourism.

This was disclosed by Hyderabad Commissioner Mohammad Abbas Baloch while chairing a meeting on the preservation and restoration of archaeological sites in the city at his office on Wednesday.

He said Hyderabad city had a great potential and its historical and archaeological sites needed to be explored. Steps were being taken to restore beauty of the city to attract foreign tourists, he explained, adding that public and private partnership was also under consideration in that regard.

He said lodging and boarding facilities were being arranged for tourists while vehicles and tourist guides would be provided besides meals. He described insufficient infrastructures at the heritage sites as the main cause of tourists lacking interest.

The commissioner said rest rooms would be built to facilitate tourists stay besides maintaining hygienic conditions and taking preventives measures against Covid-19.

Published in Dawn, December 2nd, 2021