Cabinet meeting to be held in Coastal Karnataka, says Chief Minister

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Published - June 20, 2026 10:42 am IST - Bengaluru Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar with actor Rishab Shetty during the high-level Coastal Tourism Development meeting in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI The State government will convene a Cabinet meeting in coastal Karnataka and expects officials to resolve major regulatory and technical bottlenecks affecting tourism and investment projects in the region before then, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday. Chairing a meeting on coastal tourism development at Vidhana Soudha, Mr. Shivakumar directed officials to prepare, within 15 to 20 days, a comprehensive report on issues arising from Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms and forest clearances, along with possible solutions. Stressing the need to attract investments without compromising environmental safeguards, he said departments should create a simple and transparent approval mechanism for entrepreneurs. “Investors should not be made to run from one department to another. We must identify and remove the hurdles they face while ensuring that development is environmentally sustainable,” he said. Officials informed the meeting that 45 tourism projects with a proposed investment of ₹718.63 crore had been approved under the Karnataka Tourism Policy. These projects are expected to generate around 4,500 jobs. Mr. Shivakumar said the employment potential of the coastal region should be expanded further and called for greater focus on economic growth through tourism. Describing coastal tourism as a special focus sector, he said Karnataka’s long coastline offered significant opportunities for tourism-led development. However, projects should be planned in a manner that protects the fragile coastal ecosystem. “We have one of the longest coastlines in the country. Tourism development must be taken up without causing damage to the environment,” he said. Actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty, who participated in the discussions, called for greater support to coastal folk arts, music and cultural traditions. He said improving facilities for film shooting in the region would benefit the film industries of Karnataka, Kerala and Goa and help promote the State as a preferred filming destination. The Chief Minister also emphasised the need to showcase the culture, traditions and heritage of Coastal Karnataka at the international level through festivals, fairs and targeted marketing initiatives. To attract private investment, he favoured incentives such as subsidies, interest subvention and other concessions under the tourism policy. The meeting also discussed the possibility of introducing a single-window clearance mechanism for tourism and infrastructure projects in the coastal belt to reduce delays in obtaining approvals from multiple agencies. Representatives from the tourism industry urged the government to promote heli-tourism and improve connectivity to key destinations along the coast. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

Cabinet meeting to be held in Coastal Karnataka, says Chief Minister

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