THE Rashtrakut Tourist House, Ellora is ready to serve the tourists on the occasion of World Tourism Day. The TourismDepartmentis emphasizing on providing Star level facilities in tourism places in coming days and many facilities are in pipeline, said Tourism Minister Girish Mahajan. The World Tourism Day was inaugurated on September 27 at Sahyadri Guest House. The Tourism Minister Girish Mahajan inaugurated Rashtrakut Tourist House, Ellora of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation by video conferencing. Tourism Department’s Secretary Jayashree Bhoj, Manoj Suryavanshi, the Managing Director of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, Dr BN Patil, Director of Tourism, Chandrashekhar Jaiswal, MTDC Managing Director were at this occasion. Mahajan said that UNESCO has included Ellora caves in the World Heritage sites in the year 1983.

 

Lakhs of tourists visit this place. Tourists were unhappy as this place lacked the residential facilities for tourists. The corporation now has constructedadvancedTouristHousein4,013.13 sq. mtr. area. It has 20 rooms,2dormitories, 1 restaurant, 1 kitchen, reception etc. Jayashri Bhoj, the Secretary toTourismDepartmentsaid, The Rashtrakut Tourist House will make best arrangements for the tourists visiting for Ellora caves and Ghrishneshwar visit.

 

The foreigner tourists will get opportunity to live in the vicinity of the caves and the tourists will chose to live here as this place is closer to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. Manojkumar Suryavanshi, the Managing Director said that, “There isahelipadnext to touristsHouse and there is a world class tourist centre in the vicinity.” The management of Rasthrakut Tourist House is being done by Corporation’s Managing DirectorChandrashekharJaiswaland Regional Manager Deepak Harane.