In a bid to boost tourism in the State,Telangana government has taken new initiatives to promote eco-tourism and tourism of the state in general. The state tourism body has opened an A/C two-storey ferry and ten three-star cottages at the backwaters of Krishna River towards this initiative which is located in Somasila, Kollapur around 250 km away from Hyderabad.These tourist facilities were inaugurated by the minister for Tourism and Culture Srinivas Goud.
Once upon a time, Somasila was considered as a Naxal-prone area as surrounded by dens forest and hence it was off the tourism map. However, now, the tourism department of Telangana has determined to transform it into a world-class eco-tourism destination
The ten three-star cottages have magnificent views of the river, and have single rooms and dormitory. The air-conditioned ferry has an open-air cafe and a specious air-conditioned restaurant on the upper deck to attract tourists.
According to D Manohar, MD, Telangana State Tourism Development
Corporation , the tourism body is
soon going to launch package service from Somasila to Srisailam. Also, in the
nearby Singotam, the town
of historic temples, the
Telangana State Tourism board has launched dormitory cottage services, along
with water sports facilities.
The state tourism authorities have also plan to
identify and develop several trek and
water-sports zones in the area. Under the
Swadesh-Darshan scheme the Somasila project has been developed at an
estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh.If you want to explore this place, then booking an air-conditioned room at Somasila will cost
you INR 999, and a non-ac room at INR
500.
