Jabarra in Dhamtari district has got “national recognition” in the field of tourism with district administration showcasing it as an eco-tourism hotspot.

Collector Rajat Bansal, while expressing his views at a two-day workshop-cum seminar organized  on "Community Forest Resource Management and Livelihood Opportunities" at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, elaborated on the prospects of tourism at Jabarra and facilities being extended  by the district administration.

Collector Bansal, while speaking at the inaugural session of the seminar, threw light on works done for the promotion of tourism in tribal-dominated Jabarra in the last six months.

He also informed that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced to develop Jabarra as an eco-tourism hot spot in August 2019, following which the district administration took several initiatives. At the same time, in view of future challenges, action plans were prepared to make local       villagers self-reliant.

The seminar was attended by speakers and subject experts from across the country. They too appreciated the efforts made by the district administration in Jabarra so far.

Meanwhile, the Collector also extended   invitation to the speakers,       educationists, subject experts and representatives of NGOs to have a glance of the     models designed to promote eco-tourism in Jabarra. They gladly accepted it and expressed their desire to visit Jabarra. The two-day      workshop-cum seminar   concluded on Monday.