Centre to help build more tourism capacity in Uttarakhand
Updated: Mar 08, 2014 02:28:00pm
Dehradun, March 8 (KNN) With the view to finding new places for developing tourism destinations in Uttarakhand, the Union Ministry of Tourism wants to conduct a study on tourism carrying capacity of existing and potential destinations for planning for infrastructure development in the state.
“It has been realized that there is a need of conducting a study to assess the carrying capacity of the destinations of Uttarakhand for better planning in construction of infrastructure and other operational development activities for tourism to ensure climatic resilient tourism.
“Therefore, Ministry of Tourism has decided to conduct a study on tourism carrying capacity of existing and potential destinations and planning for infrastructure development in Uttarakhand,” according to a ministry notification.
The study will be conducted by an outside agency.
Uttarakhand attracts a large number of pilgrims and leisure tourists. However, the industry suffered a major setback due to disastrous floods in Uttarkashi claiming thousands of lives.
The state infrastructure was damaged and the process of rebuilding is underway.There was large scale damage to roads on the char dham route. Now only two months are left for the “char dham” pilgrimage to begin. (KNN/SD)
“It has been realized that there is a need of conducting a study to assess the carrying capacity of the destinations of Uttarakhand for better planning in construction of infrastructure and other operational development activities for tourism to ensure climatic resilient tourism.
“Therefore, Ministry of Tourism has decided to conduct a study on tourism carrying capacity of existing and potential destinations and planning for infrastructure development in Uttarakhand,” according to a ministry notification.
The study will be conducted by an outside agency.
Uttarakhand attracts a large number of pilgrims and leisure tourists. However, the industry suffered a major setback due to disastrous floods in Uttarkashi claiming thousands of lives.
The state infrastructure was damaged and the process of rebuilding is underway.There was large scale damage to roads on the char dham route. Now only two months are left for the “char dham” pilgrimage to begin. (KNN/SD)
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