Anantapur: Kadapa Collector Shivashankar Lotheti on Wednesday invited participation in logo and slogan design competitions for Gandikota, the grand canyon of the south, on the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27.
On Wednesday, the Collector held a meeting with the Gandikota Development Committee at the Kadapa administration. SP Harshavardhan Raju, DFO Sandeep Reddy, DRO Gangadhar Gowd, Special Officer Suresh Kumar, Tourism Officer Ramkumar and several others participated in the meeting.
Collector Shivashankar announced that World Tourism Day will be celebrated in a grand manner in Gandikota on September 27. A separate committee will be formed to oversee the celebrations at the historic tourist spot.
On this occasion, a competition will be held to design a logo and a slogan. The best logo will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000, while the best slogan will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 15,000, the collector said. Candidates can send their proposals to visitgandikota@gmail.com by September 22 evening.
The taxman has directed officials to set up a horse riding track, a selfie point and a boating zone at Mylavaram to attract tourists. Signboards will be put up at all important points to highlight the tourist spot.