Officials have revealed plans to convert the Ramgarh crater, located in Baran district of Rajasthan and believed to have originated 600 million years ago, into a prominent geo-tourist destination. This crater, being the first of its kind in the state and the third in the country, follows the Lunar crater in Maharashtra and the Dhala crater in Madhya Pradesh.
After the plan is implemented, the Rajasthan Tourism Department expects 30,000 to 40,000 tourists to visit the site every year, the officials said. The site will be developed as a tourist attraction at a cost of Rs 57.22 crore and the work has already started. This includes beautification of the crater lake, infrastructure development and other decorative work around the site, they said. The Tourism Department is constructing a high-quality road, an information centre, a knowledge centre and a cafeteria, the officials said. Development of gardens and a green area, construction of a ghat, erecting an entrance gate and signage, and drip irrigation have been proposed, they said.
