ZIRO, Nov 17:  Ziro Valley has the potential to attract more tourists and can be another Scotland in India if certain basic parameters from tourism point of views are put into place, said visiting special chief secretary of Telangana Shalini Mishra here today.
In course of her maiden two-day visit to the valley, the Telangana special chief secretary pointed out that the unique Apatani civilization should not be allowed to be erased from the world in face of rapid commercialization and suggested to come up with a pilot-project or community maintained typical Apatani houses in the villages constructed with locally available materials but fitted with modern kitchen and toilets making them fit for the tourists to stay. She also suggested for uniform painting of the roof tops of the houses to enhance the aesthetic appeal and setting up coffee shops in the villages for travelling tourists to rest and relax in course of their village tours.
The 1988 IAS officer, Shalini Mishra, who is the batch mate of former Arunachal Pradesh chief secretary Satya gopal was accompanied by her husband Ajay Mishra, who is also an IAS officer and batch mate of former Arunachal Pradesh chief secretary Ramesh Negi.
During the tour to Ziro, the state guests visited the famed Shivlinga at Kardo, the state’s lone and unique free range poultry farm at Old Ziro, NaaraAba kiwi winery, Siikhe and Seeh lakes, Apatani villages, Ranth Piisa at Hari village and Meadow Muse Homestay. The couple also visited the District Museum and the Craft Center from where they purchased tribal curtain cloth.
Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Bamin Nime and protocol officer Khoda Jailyang accorded a warm traditional welcome to the guests and hosted a formal dinner in their honour at Subansiri Sadan while Apatani Women Association of Ziro (AWAZ) general secretary and proprietor of Meadow Muse Homestay Leegang Anya arranged the following day’s dinner-cum-recreational social gathering. (DIPRO)

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