Skift India Report: Uttar Pradesh Amps Up Adventure Tourism
Photo Credit: a standard operation procedure would be developed within 60 days of the release of the policy. Flickr / Shivoham Yoga School
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While India has ambitious plans to position itself on the global adventure tourism map, it’s important that the government, tour operators, travelers and other industry stakeholders collaborate to focus on responsible growth of the sector.
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to implement its Water Tourism and Adventure Sports Policy-2023 to boost tourism in the state.
The policy would be effective for 10 years and be applicable on all inland, air and water routes, dams/reservoirs, lakes, rivers, ponds and water bodies in Uttar Pradesh, said state tourism minister Jaiveer Singh.
“Hills in the Vindhya and the Bundelkhand regions, about 16,620 square kilometers in the foothills of the Himalayas as well as forest areas, rivers and waterfalls, dams, reservoirs and lakes have a lot of potential for water-based tourism, adventure sports and water sports,” he said.
Adventure sports units would be developed at divisional levels. UP State Tourism Development Corporation and the Ex-servicemen Welfare Corporation would sign a memorandum of understanding to include ex-servicemen in the adventure sports units, Singh said.
He further added that necessary guidelines would be wor
