UTTARAKHAND TO HOST ADVENTURE SPORTS FESTIVAL
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Uttarakhand is hosting an Adventure Sports Festival on 9 and 10 October at Koti Colony, Tehri. The event will highlight the various adventure sports an adventure enthusiast would enjoy. Dinesh Dhanai, Tourism, Culture, Pilgrimage Management and Religious Fairs and Youth Welfare Minister, informed that various activities of parachute jumping, para-gliding and water sports that will be showcased by the Indian Air Force personnel. Tourists from India and abroad, as well as businessmen related to tourism, travel agents and adventure sports experts have been invited for this international event.
Various amusement activities will be organised at the Tehri Lake, such as laser light show, hot air balloon; boating and adventure water sports. Each of these will be showcased by experts. A cultural program will be organised on the first evening of the two-day event. A workshop on the Panel Discussion Adventure Tourism Policy as well as on the plans for developing the Tehri Lake and its surroundings will be organised.
Addressing the gathering, Dhanai stated that Uttarakhand is to be developed for tourism, adding that the 45 km long lake at Tehri offers unlimited opportunities for water sports. The entire state will benefit and its impact will be felt across India, he opined.