Upcoming convention centre, Khasa resort to boost rural tourism in Amritsar

Rural tourism in general and border tourism in particular is set to get a boost in Amritsar with Mahindra Holidays and Resorts entering a joint venture (JV) with city-based SSB Group to set up the largest convention centre in Punjab along with a world class resort at Khasa, situated on the Amritsar-Attari GT road, besides a premium hotel in the vicinity of the Golden Temple.

Sanjeev Arora, Cabinet Minister, said it would be the first ever investment by the Mahindra Group in Punjab’s hospitality sector, marking a significant milestone for the state. A luxury resort spread over 90,000 square feet with 250 rooms, the largest convention centre in the state and a 110-room hotel in the vicinity of the Golden Temple will be set up under the joint venture. To be raised with an investment of over 460 crore, all these three projects are likely to offer approximately 700 jobs.

Rajan Bedi, Managing Director of SSB Group, said as per the joint venture, they will set up the largest convention centre in Punjab along with a world class resort at Khasa and a premium hotel in the vicinity of the Golden Temple. He said all these three projects have tremendous potential to introduce the next level of luxury stay in the city.

The resort will be an ideal venue to hold destination weddings. A large number of NRIs visit the city every year to meet their relatives, hold weddings of their wards and pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. They would find complete amenities inside the resort.

He said the boundary wall has been raised on the land and CM Bhagwant Singh Mann and Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora have assured to provide the NOC at the earliest. He added that once they receive all required papers, construction will begin at the site.