New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Tourist Spots developers Himalayan Ski Village-plans to invest Rs 1,900 crore for the establishment of a ski-areas in the Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh and submitted a proposal to this regard to the Government.

“We have adjusted our proposal to the government and expect that compulsory registration, in the next six months,” HSV-CEO John Sims said.

HSV plans to invest 350 million euros (about Rs 1,900 crore) for the city’s development in the next 5-6 years. Of this amount, up to Rs 700 crore it is expected that this exercise has invested for the sole Resort operational between November 2008 and February 2009.

“We expect that the core of skiing by winter 2008-09 operational why we must invest more than 130 million euros,” said Sims.

HVS, promoted by Alfred Ford - the grandson of founder Henry Ford Motors Ford - has the necessary funds to the project. While half of the money has been routed through London, the rest was raised on the domestic market, “said Sims.

HSV, the development of the city, over an area of 100 hectares, with a capacity of up to 10000 learners train every day. The company will be approximately 3500 employees, for the proposed villa, Sims said that this would be the addition of at least 300 trainers for ski lessons and activities.

HSV has been working closely with Finpro, an arm of the Finnish government for the promotion of international trade, for the provision of construction materials, wood for the ski equipment and sportswear ready-made.

“We take note of guidance on skis training and building materials for the cold climate of Finpro,” said Sims, adding HSV prepared, in collaboration with many other Finnish companies by Finpro, would supply equipment for from the village. With the development of other projects, Sims said that the company would think of the future. “But we have other plans for the moment, we are concentrating on this project,” he said.

HSV also provides for the adoption of five villages as part of the initiative of Corporate Social Responsibility. To this end, the Commission has undertaken in close collaboration with the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal for the implementation of the environmental assessment to determine the environmental impact of the spa.

New Delhi, Aug. 12 (PTI), the holiday skiing for a long time, the domain of the rich, but it could change radically in the coming years if the Himalayas-Ski Village in Kullu Valley is ready, taste Indian this spectacular sport as a way of life less than Rs 3000 for one night.

The detailed report for the proposed 350 million euros ski village of Alfred Ford, the rear of founder Henry Ford, Ford Motor, was signed by the government and Himachal Pradesh, the company now has clearance Environment for the Union, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF).

500 pages, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report Bhopal-Indian Institute of Forest Management to propose ways to mitigate the effects of the project on the local ecology, the MEF-Himalayan Ski Village Managing Director John Sims told PTI.

“He (EIA) is in the queue. (Clearance) may be two months or six months …” He said.

Once the shares was received, work on the project could begin as early as January 2008, some hotels and property in 2010.

“We have a number of Hotel Prices from Rs 3000 for a night of Rs 15000 per night. We R 3000 rooms in abundance for the (average) families,” said Sims, and added that people would only pay for the stay, as the hills, skiing free.

When finished, the ski village was a mid-size Olympic ski with the standards, with an international standard for ski lift skiers up the hill. The place itself is 150 hectares is located at an altitude of 8000 m, for skiing is possible to 14000 feet above the Kullu valley, also known as the Valley of the Gods, is one of the best skiing holidays Helicopter goals.

The ski village would also ski equipment and training for tourists, and, in Swiss skier abgeseilt Laurenzo Gottardi educate trainers. Already, ski in the circle for the locals were in Finland, training, mentoring, in addition to panchayats learned about tourism management ski his Finnish colleague.

Gottardi, holders of a Ph D, is studying the impact of tourism on villages in Kullu in 1992 for his doctoral thesis, Sims noted.

The villages of ski-project, which is the largest foreign direct investment in tourism Indian Instead, a group of 20 friends-turned-investors led by Ford and Sims, and has nothing to do with the company Ford Motor. Most of the money, but he would have liked, by institutional investors, “said Sims.