<p>Silk lovers in the city will soon get a chance to know all things silk as the Ramanagar district administration is planning to launch “seri-tourism” in association with the tourism department. </p>.<p>The plan is to pick up tourists from Bengaluru once or twice a week to tour the silk city Ramanagar to introduce them to silkworm farming, weaving, silk industries, etc. </p>.<p>Sources in the Ramanagar zilla panchayat said that a vehicle will be arranged to pick up interested tourists from the Kumara Krupa guest house.</p>.<p>“Our plan is to start from Bengaluru at 7 am, eat breakfast at Bidadi and visit a few villages in Ramanagar where seri-farming is on. The people can interact with farmers, industry experts and weavers,” said an official.</p>.<p>The programme will be called ‘soil to silk” and the tour concludes at 5.30 pm. The tourists will be dropped back to the Kumara Krupa guest house.</p>.<p>“The package includes breakfast, lunch and tea break. As per the plan, the tour will cost Rs 1,750 per person,” the official said.</p>.<p>The last one hour of the tour will be dedicated for shopping at the Karnataka Silk Industries Emporium.</p>.<p>“We are also planning to include Channapatna in this package to attract more people and help the artisans there,” the official said.</p>.<p>Officials said the plan is on the lines of the Silk World set up at Yercaud in Tamil Nadu. </p>
<p>Silk lovers in the city will soon get a chance to know all things silk as the Ramanagar district administration is planning to launch “seri-tourism” in association with the tourism department. </p>.<p>The plan is to pick up tourists from Bengaluru once or twice a week to tour the silk city Ramanagar to introduce them to silkworm farming, weaving, silk industries, etc. </p>.<p>Sources in the Ramanagar zilla panchayat said that a vehicle will be arranged to pick up interested tourists from the Kumara Krupa guest house.</p>.<p>“Our plan is to start from Bengaluru at 7 am, eat breakfast at Bidadi and visit a few villages in Ramanagar where seri-farming is on. The people can interact with farmers, industry experts and weavers,” said an official.</p>.<p>The programme will be called ‘soil to silk” and the tour concludes at 5.30 pm. The tourists will be dropped back to the Kumara Krupa guest house.</p>.<p>“The package includes breakfast, lunch and tea break. As per the plan, the tour will cost Rs 1,750 per person,” the official said.</p>.<p>The last one hour of the tour will be dedicated for shopping at the Karnataka Silk Industries Emporium.</p>.<p>“We are also planning to include Channapatna in this package to attract more people and help the artisans there,” the official said.</p>.<p>Officials said the plan is on the lines of the Silk World set up at Yercaud in Tamil Nadu. </p>