TDCP moves to attract investment

All resorts in Punjab to be leased out for ensuring quality tourist facilities

MULTAN:

To encourage private sector investment and ensure international level facilities for tourists, Punjab government has decided that Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) will lease out all its resorts in the province.

TDCP General Manager Operations Asim Raza told APP that a dynamic involvement of private sector would speed up tourism sector promotion. He added that a mega project worth Rs100 million to upgrade landscape at Taunsa Barrage would encourage private sector to launch services in surrounding areas. He further said that TDCP would lease out all its resorts for 20 years adding that the resort at Nankana Sahib had been leased out to a private group.

He further said that the remaining resorts in Punjab would also be leased out to private sector. He disclosed that TDCP would maintain strict monitoring of the resorts during the post-lease period to ensure improved services. “The private sector would not be allowed to sell services or products at heavy price.” It would also be ensured that the private parties would provide a hygienic atmosphere to the people that would not be hazardous to the health of the people, he claimed. TDCP would inspect resorts every month and issue certificates to the companies, he stated. “Those which would fail to get certificates would have their lease cancelled as per the agreement,” the general manager concluded.