Tourism Ministry identifies 4 destinations in Udupi district to be developed to global standards

The Tourism Ministry selects four Udupi destinations for global development, emphasizing sustainability and infrastructure enhancement to attract tourists.

Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary on Saturday (February 7, 2026) said the central government has identified four tourist destinations in Udupi district for development under the National Mission for Developing Globally Competitive Tourism Destinations.

Of the four — Kodi-Kanyana, Kodi-Kundapura, Barkur Port area and Trasi-Maravanthe — one would finally be chosen for development. The chosen destination will use renewable energy, witness infrastructure development and global campaigns for tourists and other amenities in accordance with global standards, the MP said.

Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary chairs a meeting on tourism places improvement project meeting on Saturday, February 7, at Rajatadri, district office complex in Manipal-Udupi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Mr. Poojary was chairing a meeting to discuss implementation of the National Mission proposed by the Union Tourism Ministry at Rajatadri, the district office complex in Manipal. The department, he said, was planning to develop more than 50 tourist destinations at the global level with the aim of developing sustainable and responsible tourism in the country.

The MP said the scheme was being implemented with the aim of bringing sustainability to the forefront in the tourism sector and attracting tourists by developing tourism destinations in an environmental-friendly manner while protecting natural and cultural resources and paying special attention to the development of infrastructure.

He said the Central Government has set apart a ₹300 crore grant for the implementation of the scheme pan-India. Private sector participation would be encouraged in the scheme while the government provides the necessary land.