Kochi/Lakshadweep, May 29 -- India's first eco-friendly Tourism Water Villa Projects are being developed in Union Territory of Lakshadweep at an estimated cost of Rs 810 crore, an official said on Thursday.

"The three eco-friendly tourism Water Villa Projects are being developed in consultation with NITI Aayog in Minicoy, Kadmat and Suheli. This will be the first of its kind project in India, Administrator of Union Territory of Lakshadweep Praful Patel told UNI.

"The water villa projects for Kadmat and Suheli have been awarded to a leading hospitality group. With this, tourism will gain a new dimension, and tourists will have facilities for accommodation and entertainment, while local people will have new opportunities for employment and...