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Call centres for Rajasthan
Rajasthan, the number one destination of India is planning to set up a call centre for tourists. These call centre would help travellers and would provide information on customers queries.We are in the process to set up the call centre,' said Urmila Rajoria, additional director in the Rajasthan tourism department. The language used in the call centre would be either Hindi or English.Rajasthan is also one of the few Indian states to have 'Electronic Tourist Information Kiosks' (E-Tec). Three such kiosks, opened in Jaipur Oct 27. The call centre would be a good help to those who want to collect information on monuments, forts, palaces and museums.


Rajasthan In Bangalore
Bangalore is hosting a Rajasthan Craft fair and presenting products in different hues and designs. Here you would find the varied artifacts of Rajasthan. Mirror-work tops, vegetable block-print kurtas, chikan-work churidar, Rajasthani bedspreads, cushion covers, pillowcases and jute products including carpets and mats are some examples. You can also purchase jewellery in precious and Semi precious stone.


Forests Spreads its Occupancy
For wildlife enthusiasts and naturalists, this is a news to rejoice. The Indian forest spans over an area of 20.64 percent of total geographical area. The forest cover grew from 637,293 square kilometres in 1999 to 675,538 sq kms in 2001 to 678,333 sq kms in 2003 when the last assessment was made on the basis of remote sensing satellite data, Environment and Forests Minister A Raja said during Question Hour.

Further the figures are more astonishing with - 678,333 sq kms forest area, 51,285 sq kms area was very dense, 339,279 sq kms moderately dense and 287,769 sq kms open forest.

Madhya Pradesh tops the chart with around 76,428 sq kms of forests, Second on the list is Arunachal Pradesh with 68,019 sq kms and Chhattisgarh 55,998 sq kms.

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