Maharashtra Tourism
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India
Maharashtra promotes safe and responsible adventure tourism.
With visitor safety at the forefront of its growth strategy, the Maharashtra Tourism Department is putting its Adventure Tourism Policy into practice to encourage adventure travel throughout the state. The strategy aims to create a more structured, responsible, and safe tourist ecosystem and encompasses adventure sports on land, in the air, and on the water. Operators of adventure tourism, companies,…
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Hotels & Resorts
Shirorda-Velagar five-star hotel project approved after 1994.
Following the signing of a tripartite agreement between the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL-Taj Group), and Shirorda-Velagar Landowners’ Co-operative Society Limited, the long-pending five-star hotel project at Shirorda-Velagar in Sindhudurg district is getting closer to completion. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Tourism Minister Shambhuraj Desai, Sindhudurg Guardian Minister Nitesh…
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Maharashtra Tourism has chosen Mangesh Joshi as its director.
As part of a recent administrative reorganisation, the Maharashtra government named Mangesh Joshi (IAS) as the new Director of the Directorate of Tourism. On April 21, 2026, he took over in Mumbai. Joshi was active in administrative reforms, strategic planning, and training efforts while serving as Deputy Director General at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune, prior to…
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Maharashtra Tourism to Host Koyna Daulat Dongri Festival 2026 in Satara.
The “Koyna Daulat Dongri Festival 2026” will be organised by Maharashtra Tourism in association with the District Administration in Satara and the Regional Tourism Directorate in Pune. From April 2 to April 6, 2026, the festival will take place in Patan, Satara. The festival is anticipated to significantly increase tourism in the region, thus bolstering the local economy, according to…
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