Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has said that his government is considering constructing a 'Karnataka Mandapam' on the lines of Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, with Jakkur, Mysuru Lamps or NGEF premises near a metro station under consideration as possible sites.
The proposal is part of the government's efforts to promote tourism by leveraging Karnataka's natural, cultural and heritage wealth, Shivakumar said while inaugurating the first Karnataka Tourism Awards at Palace Grounds here on World Tourism Day, a government press release said on Sunday.