Dasara tourism sub-committee, KSRTC and Mysore Travel Agents' Association (TAA) are going all out to encourage local tourism by offering Mysore sight-seeing package for visitors. Speaking about the first-of-its-kind initiative,

TAA president B S Prashanth, who is also the panel's vice-president, said: "We have worked out a package for tourists who can't afford to hire private taxi, which is expensive, to visit places in and around Mysore.

With KSRTC, we plan to run a KSRTC Volvo bus from a specific point. A guide will introduce the places to toursts." Their aim is to introduce lesser-known places like Oriental Research Institute and Jaganmohan Palace to them along with places like Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hills, Srirangapatna and KRS.

"We are working out the package cost for the daylong sight-seeing programme during the festival. In all probability, we will launch the initiative this Dussehra season," he added. KSRTC (urban) divisional controller M N Srinivas said: "To start with, we will start the initiative with two Volvo buses.

We are also ready to meet any demand in this regard." Meanwhile, committee head D Thimmaiah said that this time they are opening information kiosks at all Dasara venues and at important places like Mysore Palace, railway station and bus stand to help the visitors.

"We have roped in 150 students to provide information about Dussehra events and tourists spots. They will work in two shifts," he added.

This apart, about 25 tongas and sarots have been selected for Dussehra celebrations. The riders will be given uniforms and Mysore petas. The tongas will take visitors around Mysore Palace and to tourist places at subsidized rates.

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