Itanagar, April 6: Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu who is on an official tour to six districts, stopped at Ziro on his way to Daporijo and inaugurated the Tana Agyang View Point on Wednesday, implemented by MGNREGA job card holders of Habung village.Local MLA and Agriculture Minister Tage Taki, MLA Laisam Simai, DC Bamin Nime and the district head of departments were present during the occasion.
While addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Khandu said tourism industry is the growth engine of an economy for a hilly state like Arunachal Pradesh and the picturesque Ziro Valley has huge potential in tourism industry provided the God-gifted inherent natural charm of the plateau is maintained in its pristine glory.
Stating that a road map of tourism for Ziro valley was need of the hour for holistic growth of tourism industry which will not only benefit the people of valley but also the entire state, the Chief Minister urged the local people to maintain the pristine beauty of the valley.
"The wet rice cultivation fields along with fish cultivation is the main charm of Ziro valley which is unique and nowhere practiced in other parts of the state. Tourists come to see this unique feature and hence, people of Ziro should refrain from constructing dwelling houses and other commercial structures at the paddy fields," he appealed.
Appreciating the pluralistic Apatani society for being the torch bearer in the state showcasing support, cooperation and hand holding system which had paved the way for producing so many bureaucrats and technocrats, Khandu said Ziro valley had very limited land but was blessed with god-gifted natural beauty which is one of the most tourist centric places of the state.
He strongly appealed the Apatani civil societies, the Tani Supung Dukung, NGOs, Apatani Youth Association, Panchayat leaders and the District Administration to pool in together and devise a solution to the rapidly increasing construction of structures at the WRC fields in the valley.
It may be mentioned that Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Bamin Nime has repeatedly urged in various public platforms to halt the increasing trend of filling up the WRC fields for the purpose of constructing dwelling and commercial houses. "If this trend is not corrected timely and if the WRC fields of Ziro valley vanish in course of time, the much-hyped tourism potential of the valley would be lost forever and Ziro valley would remain just an ordinary town like others."
