Maharaja tourist complex to attract tourists

 

COOCH BEHAR, Feb. 22: In a bid to attract tourists to Cooch Behar the West Bengal State Fishermen's Co-operative Federation Limited (Benfish), a subsidiary of state fisheries department, took an ambitious initiative.

 

State fisheries minister Mr Kiranmoy Nanda will inaugurate an ultramodern luxurious tourist complex of Benfish named Maharaja in Cooch Behar on 25 February. Chairman of the Assembly Standing Committee on fisheries Mr Akshoy Thakur, Cooch Behar MP (Lok Sabha) Mr Hiten Barman and other dignitaries will attend the inaugural programme. Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad sabhadhipati Mr Jnanendra Chandra Chanda will preside over the inaugural ceremony.

 

In the newly constructed complex there are two units – Mahal and Nahabat-khana. There is an air-conditioned guesthouse with modern amenities in the two-storied Mahal (8,000 square-feet) that is constructed taking the historic Cooch Behar Royal Palace as the model. A well-decorated conference hall is also there in the Mahal. In the 4,000 square-feet Nahabatkhana there are two air-conditioned stages for holding executive conferences. A Benfish operated restaurant will also come up inside this building.

 

In the complex the visitors will get an opportunity to enjoy boating at the clean waterbody. Colourful fountain and a children park will come up as added attractions. Benfish sources claimed that the luxurious tourist complex might be able to attract tourists to this region because they may shake off their uncertainty about availability of accommodations. As several industrial units are coming up in Cooch Behar the newly built complex may attract the entrepreneurs for holding meetings, a Benfish official hoped. []