Koti Chennayya theme park to attract tourists

Karkala, (Udupi district), Oct 25 (UNI) The Karnataka government which had released Rs one crore for +Koti Chennayya Theme Park+ project would release the fund whenever required on installment, Home Minister V S Acharya said today.

Speaking after laying the foundation for the project he said the theme park would come up on a spacious 97 acres land and Rs one crore had already been made available with the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi to take up the first phase of the project.

The Koti-Chennayya Theme Park would have a decorated 'Tulunadu-style' front door, stone carved sculptures of historic war heroes of Tulunadu who were worshipped by the people of undivided Daxina Kannada.

It would also have 'Garody' model (temple of Koti Chennayya) with a surrounding compound wall on which 34 oil paintings would be displayed depicting the history and life beginning from birth till death of hero brothers, he said.

The minister said the project would be completed by March 2009.

The theme park would be designed and developed as tourism spot to attract tourists, both domestic and foreign The Theme Park would also have research centre, a library containing books on Koti Chennayya and other ancient folk life styles of all communities of Tulunadu.

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