New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- With a footfall of over 2.5 lakh visitors, the third edition of Paryatan Parv, the five-day tourism fest organised with the aim to increase tourism in various destinations of the country, concluded here on Sunday.

According to tourism ministry officials, the festival, organised around the twin themes of 'Tourism for All' and 'Dekho Apna Desh' (See Our Country), witnessed huge response from the general public.

"Though we did not have a ticket system for entry, but the estimated footfall ranges over 2.5 lakh as per video footage," a senior Tourism Ministry official said on Sunday.

Organised to commemorate the 150th birth anniversay of Mahatma Gandhi, Paryatan Parv this year featured a high-tech stall specially dedicate...