SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh and Goa have shared a "Marine and Mountain tourism promotion programme to increase tourism investment through mutual cooperation and special packages designed to promote foreign and domestic tourism  in both states.

This was discussed in a meeting held between Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his counterpart Dr. Pramod Sawant, the Chief Minister of Goa in Goa late Sunday evening.

Chief Minister Sukhu said Himachal and Goa are the best tourism states in India.

They have tremendous potential to become a combined unique destination for the world, thereby boosting the economy and providing more job opportunities to their people.

A wide range of tourist specific packages, interlinking both the States will be designed, which will enhance foreign and domestic tourist influx in both states, he said.

Both states will also work on evolving a mechanism for the specific purposes in the area of Tourism and Trade, he said. 

The leaders also discussed having a series of marine-mountain themed science workshops. 

Both can have events exchange programmes between the students in future to have a better understanding of the marine and mountain ecosystems.