kannur on tuesday tourism minister a p anilkumar inaugurated the parassinikadavu tourism facilitation centre and art gallery at dharmashala near thaliparamba inaugurating the centre at a special function the minister said the department of tourism will consider the proposal to set up a souhardha veedhi fraternity corridor along the fourkilometre stretch between dharmashala and parassinikadavu muthappan temple and asked the district tourism promotion council dtpc to prepare a project report if the project does not incur a huge financial burden on the government we will definitely consider it he added the proposal submitted by james mathew mla who presided over the function includes developing the stretch and building a cultural complex with an open air theatre in the model of nishagandhi auditorium in thiruvananthapuram the corridor would include park benches mural paintings on walls and paved walkways between dharmashala and parassinikkadavu upon realization the project would provide a facelift to the locality and is expected to attract more tourists apart from providing a public leisure space for people since thaliparamba municipality has two acres of vacant land near the facilitation entre discussions will be held with the rural development minister on the possibility of acquiring the land for the purpose the minister said the newly inaugurated tourism facilitation centre has a helpdesk refreshment centre and comfort station the art gallery here is the first such gallery by the department of tourism and displayed works of 60 artists from kasaragod to thiruvananthapuram on the inaugural day earlier the minister laid the foundation stone for a tourism facilitation centre in kanjirakolly in the district after laying the foundation stone the minister said kanjirakkolly has been included in the 50 tourism projects under the government and more tourists would visit the place once the infrastructure is developed and road connectivity is ensured between paithalmala and kanjirakkolly the rs 60lakh development project at kanjirakkolly includes tourism information centre walkway parking area besides security measures for visiting tourists the minister added that the government will take all steps to complete tourism development projects in the hilly region of the state