AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Suresh Prabhu in his first ever visit in Tripura during Tripura Sundrai Express train's inauguration asked the State Govt to 'utilize BG for bamboo plantation boosting' and second time when Suresh Prabhu was talking via video conference from New Delhi on the occasion of Udaipur-Agartala railway inauguration, asked to utilize the tourism for revenue generation. But even after BG, Express trains Tripura's revenue generation is just zero. Reportedly, Tripura received highest fund in whole India under Modi Govt's Tourism scheme in 2016 and state has sought more Rs. 100 crores for Tourism-Development for 2017-18. Tripura tourism mechanism is deteriorating day after day especially the places like Unakoti, Pilak, Old Royal Palaces and temples across the state. In Udaipur some temples have lost under dry-fish bazaar, but Central Govt's data says that Tripura received highest amount of fund under tourism in whole India.

 Record says that Tripura under Swadesh Darshan and Prasad Schemes of M/O Tourism in 2015-16 was sanctioned with 99.59 croroes, which larger than other NE states and all other states of India. Manipur was given with 89.66 croroes, Arunachal Pradesh with 97.14 crores, Assam 95.67 crores, Mizoram 94.91 crores, Nagaland 97.36, West Bengal 85.39 crores, Andhra Pradesh 60.38 croes and all other states were less than Tripura. But a glimps of tourism development can not be seen in Tripura in the last Financial Year under Tourism Minister Ratan Chakraborty.

But now, this year state has asked more 100 crores which is most likely to be sanctioned. Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha addressing the Assembly said, "A proposal for Project-ll under Swadesh Darshan Scheme launched by Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India has been sent for consideration covering 9 destinations namely : 1)Surma Cherra water falls, 2) Unakoti, 3) Jampui Hills, 4) Udaipur Archeological sites, 5) Matabari, 6) Pilak archeological site, 7)Neermahal 8) Bharat--Bangla Matri Udyan at Chottakola and 9) Boxanagar archeological site for an amount of Rs. 100 crores and it's expected that the sanctioned shall be received by 2017-18.

Whereas from Central Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy advising the state govt to take tourism seriously, but there is no sign of development at all. Even after BG and Express's full fledged connectivity, Tripura tourism site except Neermahal instead of glorifying, they are dying day after day.

In this situation question raised, how far development will come with more 100 croroe's sanction for Tripura Tourism Dept.