Tribals to dish out delicacies at Vyara restaurant

Surat: Thee ‘Van Shree Restaurant’ was inaugurated by the Vyara Forest Division at Panvadi area at Vyara town of Tapi district where people can get a taste of the tribal foods and will provide employment to local tribals. The restaurant was inaugurated by the Tapi District Development Officer, Neha Singh, in the presence of deputy conservator of forests (Vyara division) Anand Kumar.

“The restaurant will be run by around 20 women of Self Help Group (SHG) and people can enjoy local food recipes such as Nagli Dosa or Nagli Idli among others. This falls into the tourists route of Dangs and tourists can enjoy the local delicacies,’‘ said a forest official.

“Recently, we have a tribal mall at the same place where local bamboo products, handicrafts, local grains and cereals and ayurvedic medicines are sold. Tribal mall is a great success especially after Covid-19 as people rush to purchase Ayurvedic products. On an average, each of the three shops at the tribal mall sells products worth Rs 5000 daily,” said an official.