JUNGLE FOWL CAMP AT SURAJKUND & DHANCHIRI CAMP AT DUNDAHERA INAGUARATED

Rajiv Jain,,
INVC,,

Haryana,,

Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Haryana inaugurated  Jungle Fowl Camp at Surajkund, Faridabad in the presence of  Kumari  Selja, Hon’ble Union Minister for Tourism and Housing & Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India,  Sh. Om Parkash Jain, Tourism, Transport, Civil Aviation and Hospitality Minister, Haryana, Sh. Maha Singh, Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary Tourism Haryana and other senior officers of  Haryana Tourism and the District Administration, Faridabad.  For setting-up and running of these camps, a license has been grated to Aagman India Travel & Living (P) Ltd, New Delhi .  After inauguration of the camps, the Chief Minister and other dignitaries took a round of the camp area  to see the facilities that have been created for the stay of the tourists. Speaking to the Press, the Union Tourism Minister informed that the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India  has provided Rs. 361.24 lacs for development of camping site at Surajkund, Faridabad and Rs. 320.63 lacs for the development of the Camping site at Dundahera, Guragon.

Later in the evening, Dhanchiri Camp at Dundahera in Gurgaon was  inaugurated by Kumari Selja, Hon’ble Union Minister for Tourism and Housing & Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India.  Sh. Om Parkash Jain, Tourism, Transport, Civil Aviation and Hospitality Minister, Haryana, Sh. Maha Singh, Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary Tourism Haryana and other senior officers of  Haryana Tourism and the District Administration, Gurgaon were present. After inauguration of the camps, the Union Tourism Minister and other dignitaries took a round of the camp area  to see the facilities that have been created for the stay of the tourists. Dhanchiri Camp site is at Dundahera in Gurgaon (adjacent to Toll Plaza, on left side of Delhi-Gurgaon National Highway-8) and a license for setting-up and running of these camps has been grated to  Pench Jungle Resorts Pvt Ltd., New Delhi.

Haryana Tourism has set-up camp in 50 acres of land each at both these places.  Similarly, the basic infrastructure of permanent nature at both these places like dining hall, kitchen, store, security wall, reception-cum-office, separate wash rooms for ladies and gents, parking, water supply system, sewerage system, pathways, walkways, landscape, campus lighting, stage for cultural programs, open air bar counter, gazebo and fountain etc have been provided by Haryana Tourism. The Licensees at both these places  have pitched about 50 tents each, with attached toilets  consisting of European WC/shower, wash-basin, hot & cold running water, air-conditioner or air-cooler (equipped with insect & dust free facility).  The Licensees will also provide the facility of multi-cuisine restaurant, bar and will also make arrangements for evening cultural programs, village sight seeing, hot air ballooning (at Dhanchiri only) and other adventure activities for entertainment of the guests staying in the tented accommodation so as to give a feel of living in the lap of nature, instead of the crowed areas of metropolitan cities.  The guests staying at these tents can also avail the facility of room service and indoor/outdoor games. These facilities have been created under Public Private Partnership (PPP), as provided in Haryana Tourism Policy-2008. The development of camping sites at Damdama, Hodel and Dharuhera is in progress.