Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, February 14, called for more emphasis on semi-urban and rural areas with regard to promotion of tourism in the state. He said that the state Tourism department should not only generate income but also provide employment to the youth everywhere in the Telangana state.

At a review meeting held on Friday, the Telangana chief minister said that making boat houses available in the Nagarjuna Sagar backwaters, promoting Telangana as a venue for destination weddings, special attention on Temple tourism and Tiger Safaris will help Telangana to "become a most sought after tourism centre".

The Telangana chief minister also said that incentives will be offered to those who inve...