© Mohammad Mohsin Ganai October 2018 PLANET IPE A TOURISM SPECIAL www.tripleline.com www.ipeafrica.com www.ajooniimpact.com www.ipeckd.com MD Speaks Dear IPEans, The traveller sees what he sees - the tourist sees what he has come to see. This simple statement by Gilbert Chesterton holds a world of meaning! As we celebrate another World Tourism Day in September, we also feel the need for fresh eyes and vision to see places differently. As technology creates smaller worlds of limited thoughts, we need facilities to see the bigger picture. As we go through our day to day life, we need to ask ourselves - are we a tourist or a traveller here? There are indeed many things to see and do in a tourist city. But there are many more interesting places and stories below the surface. These are only available to the exploring traveller - not to the agenda-driven tourist. Similarly, in our lives too, we start off as a tourist with a list of things to do, milestones to cross and successes to achieve. But somewhere in the middle, life takes its own turn - and then we become travellers. We see what is there, we experience what is happening and we learn what life offers. And that is when we throw away the tourist map and start drawing our own map. IPE Global has been a traveller throughout its journey - learning on the way, finding newer paths and breaking new ground. We have just made our foray into Myanmar and hopefully will enter many more unchartered territories in the future. Confucius’s advice is sound - wherever you go, go with all your heart. That is what IPE Global does - and all of you too. Keep on travelling, keep on learning. Best wishes Ashwajit Singh 2 INTRODUCTION World Tourism Day (WTD), celebrated every 27 September around the world, is a unique opportunity aimed at fostering awareness in the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’ is the theme of this year’s WTD that helps us to further explore the opportunities provided to tourism by technological advances including big data, artificial intelligence and digital platforms. Digital advances are transforming how we connect and inform ourselves, exchange information and execute transactions; where innovation take centre stage to bring together continued growth with greater sustainability in tourism. This year WTD highlights the need for investment in disruptive digital technologies that can foster an environment for innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism. The advent of technology has also played a major role in changing the course of development projects from having a reactive approach to a proactive one. At IPE Global, we have been working on large scale development projects in the Tourism Sector focused on advising Governments for strategy & policy advocacy, city level master planning, tourism related business planning, project structuring and institutional strengthening and capacity building. Tourism has become one of the fastest growing and most important economic sectors in the world. With continuous expansion and diversification also comes responsibility to use technological change and digitalization to help create a more economically and socially sustainable, inclusive and environmentally-friendly future. #WTD2018 #UNWTO 3 IPE GLOBAL KEY PROJECTS ADB/Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Board (HPTDB): Project Management, Design and Supervision Consultant for Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism (IDIPT), Himachal Pradesh, India (2011-2017) The IDIPT is providing overall assistance for efficient implementation of the investment program by supporting sustainable and inclusive tourism development and heritage conservation. The prominent ones are Shimla mall road restoration project, rehabilitation of town hall, conservation and restoration of masroor temples in line with the management plan, integrated parking, interpretation centre and tourist amenities complex at Chintpurni. The project aims to develop state tourism sub circuits into marketable cluster destinations that exhibit enhanced protection and management of key natural & cultural heritage tourism sites, improved market connectivity and tourist support infrastructure, with the focus on enhancing capacities of concerned sector agencies and local communities for sustainable development of tourist destinations. We are also providing direct and indirect assistance to Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to ensure effective coordination and implementation of whole investment programme. 4 Hon’ble CM of Himachal Pradesh Shri Jai Ram Thakur visited the Townhall site on Shimla Mall Road which has been restored and illuminated by our project team. Conservation and upgradation of heritage buildings of Town Hall has been done under IDIPT project. The CM was happy to see the work done by our teams. Crafts made by Self-Help Group (SHGs) community members under IDIPT, Himachal Pradesh project gifted to Hon’ble CM Jai Ram Thakur on World Tourism Day 5 NITI Aayog/Government of India: Preparation of Concept Development Plans and Detailed Master Plans for Holistic Development of Package I and III Islands, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep, India (2017-2018) With an emphasis on island tourism, Government of India entrusted its premier policy think tank, NITI Aayog, to steer the process of holistic development as sustainable international tourism destinations, promote maritime economy and preserve natural ecosystem and rich bio-diversity. With the overarching goal of mainstreaming and economic upliftment of the natives of these islands, while preserving their culture, traditions etc., IPE Global is currently developing the Concept Development Plans and detailed Master Plan for Smith, Ross, Long and Avis Island in Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Minicoy, Bangaram, Thinnakara, Cheriyam and Suheli islands in Lakshadweep group of islands. The project scope includes conducting eco sensitivity and geomorphology analysis; identification of priority projects and areas for potential development for specific economic drivers and support infrastructure; strategies for attracting investment in infrastructure through Public Private Partnership model; facilitating the long-term growth and development of the tourism industry in a sustainable manner and creating a vehicle to ensure adherence to sustainable tourism planning principles. 6 DID YOU KNOW? Tourism contributes to 10% of world GDP Tourism in India provides 40 million jobs. Tourism sector is expected to grow at an annual average growth rate of 7.9% till 2023, making India the third fastest growing tourism destinations over the next decade. International tourist arrivals reached 1235 million in 2016 Tourism worldwide has grown above average, at around 4% per year, for seven straight years. Facts courtesy: UNWTO 7 Setting up of 01 PMU & 21 PIUs under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in Urban Local Bodies Department, Haryana (2017-2019) IPE Global has been contracted by Government of Haryana to provide Technical Support, expertise guidance and Professional handholding to undertake and deliver all the tasks/activities listed in the guideline issued for SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (SBM). In collaboration with the Haryana Slum Clearance Board (HSCB), the project focusses on cleanliness of slum areas through assistance in preparation of guidelines for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to implement different components of SBM (Urban); preparation of draft City Sanitation Plan (CSP) for ULBs; Transaction Advisory assistance for the selection of contractors/third party & procurement for implementation of projects, facilitation to ULBs for development and deployment of appropriate MIS (including M&E) systems. This would also include building capacities through trainings at the state and ULBs for maintaining these and make further analysis. 8 SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (SBM) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) or Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) or Clean India Mission is a nation-wide campaign in India for the period 2014 to 2019 that aims to clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India’s cities, smaller towns, and rural areas. Launched in 2014, the objectives of Swachh Bharat include eliminating open defecation through the construction of household- owned and community-owned toilets and establishing an accountable mechanism of monitoring toilet use. The government-run scheme aims to construct 90 million toilets in rural India at a projected cost of US$30 billion by 2 October 2019, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. The mission will also contribute to India reaching Sustainable Development Goal Number 6 (SDG 6). The theme for 2018 is ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ #SHS2018 SBM IN NUMBERS More than 8 22 Open crore toilets built Defecation Free since 2014 (ODF) state/UTs 4.77 lakh+ Open 478 Open Defecation Free Defecation Free villages districts Courtesy: http://swachhbharatmission.gov.in 9 IPE IN NEWS LM Singh, Director, PAHAL features in The Mint; Shares his views on PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat Scheme L.M Singh in an exclusive story in National newspaper - The Mint on 24 September, spoke about Government of India’s ambitious healthcare scheme - Ayushman Bharat. “The scheme has been designed keeping in mind the 71st National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) survey. However, it cannot be ignored that with rapid urbanization, more than 400 million people now reside in urban spaces, of whom nearly 100 million live in slum-like conditions, with a direct impact on their health and