CM opens nature safari at Rajgir, first in state

Chief minister Nitish Kumar said that the state governments sustained effort to promote tourism had started showing results as more and more tourists were visiting the state.

The nature safari, which has been developed by the department of forests, Environment and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change in over 500 hectares of land at a cost of with 19 crore, also has a suspension bridge, adventure park and butterfly zone.

The site also has an archery range, rock climbing walls and wrestling zone, among other attractions.

According to Indian Tourism Statistics 2019 prepared by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, more than 3.24 crore domestic and 1.08 lakh foreign tourists visited Bihar in 2017 while in 2018, the number of domestic tourists increased further to more than 3.36 crore and those of foreign tourists marginally to 1,08,7971. Rank wise, Bihar was placed 14 in domestic tourists visit and ninth in terms of visit by foreign tourists.