PADI for Tarkarli Resort

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation’s Tarkarli Resort close to Malvan has been awarded the PADI certification.

TT Bureau

he Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has been reinventing itself and developing interesting activities while investing in infrastructure upgradation. One of its beautiful resorts – Tarkarli Resort – located 6 km away from Malvan has been awarded the famed Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certification.

PADI recently awarded the property as a five-star dive resort for scuba-diving in Maharashtra concerning the safety of tourists. The organisation has granted accreditation to scuba diving centres across 180 countries and India is one of them.

Maharashtra is blessed with natural resources in abundance and serene landscape. Witnessing the demand for adventure sports, MTDC has been promoting Tarkarli as a scuba diving and snorkelling destination for tourists, where they can enjoy various diving activities including wreck diving and wall diving among others.

Jaykumar Rawal, Minister of Tourism & EGS, Government of Maharashtra received this prestigious award along with scuba divers of the MTDC Tarkarli Resort. Also present at the event were Vijay Gautam, (IAS), Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism and Culture, Government of Maharashtra & MD, MTDC as well as Aashutosh Rathod, Joint MD, MTDC and other MTDC officials.