Govt to prop up adventure tourism

Adventure tourism is fast picking up in our country and would be one of the biggest foreign exchange earners in the times to come. The ministry of tourism extends financial assistance to the state governments for the development of adventure tourism on the basis of proposals received from them. Assistance is given to states / union territories to enable them to put up infrastructure facilities and procurement of equipment for activities such as white-water river rafting, paragliding, hot air ballooning, skiing, mountain biking etc.

Most of the states have identified locations for development of adventure tourism depending upon their natural wealth. The Himalayan states, coastal areas, hilly areas, deserts of Rajasthan, desert of Ladakh, national parks and sanctuaries are some of the potential areas for development of adventure tourism. The new national tourism policy acknowledges the critical role of the private sector with government, working as a pro-active facilitator and catalyst for development of tourism including adventure tourism, she added.