On World Tourism Day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a mobile app that has information about tourist spots together with their brief history, popular local cuisines, market places and heritage walks within the metropolis.
The ‘Dekho Hamari Delhi’ app are going to be useful for those visiting town and can enhance the tourism experience, he said on Monday.
Delhi may be a historic also as a contemporary city and has everything to supply — from good food and markets to monuments. the sole thing that was lacking was information, the chief minister said.
“That (gap) has now been plugged by this mobile app. it’ll show fun parks, eating joints, monuments, popular markets and even public conveniences within a 5 km radius near you.
“Not just for tourists, but this app also will be very useful for Delhiites. this sort of app is accessible only in an exceedingly few cities round the globe,” Mr Kejriwal told a gathering at the Delhi secretariat auditorium.
He appealed to the general public to download the app and stressed that even Delhiites will find monuments and eateries which they weren’t attentive to.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the tourism portfolio, said this app is like an “invitation for people to go to Delhi and live it”.
“Our government strives to provide tourists from everywhere the planet the most effective experience. Now tourists can plan their complete journey with one app,” he said.
According to tourism department officials, Delhi was the fourth most visited place within the country in 2019. The mobile application has developed to brand Delhi as a tourist destination and its tagline is ‘You don’t just visit Delhi, You Experience It’.
