India Needs To Promote Border Tourism In Uttrakhand – Free PDF

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• Uttarakhand shares borders with China and Nepal . Its border with China is about 350 kms long.
• Nelangis a small hilly village in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India, and claimed by ZandaCounty, NgariPrefecture, Tibet, China.

CHAMOLIDISTRICT

WHY INDIA NEEDS TO FOCUS ON UTTARAKHAND

• Total population of Uttarakhand
• -1 Crore
• Now very few people near the India-China border of Uttarakhand

LOW POPULATION

• Data from the migration commission suggests that at least 16 villages –within a 5-km aerial distance from the international border –have no families left.

REASONS

• The villagers said that lack of communication facilities is also one of the major reasons why people have chosen not to stay in the villages.
• Poor mobile networks work in either the Nitior the Mana valley.
• Also, the only source of livelihood is agriculture which cannot sustain many

WORRY FOR INDIA

• Villagers of these areas serve as critical sources of information for defence forces on the ground.
• Once these villages are completely empty it will become difficult to keep an eye on Chinese movements

STEPS AREBEING TAKEN

• the Centre is planning to build a second line of defence in villages bordering China by relaxing tourism-related activities.
• Uttarakhand has said that relaxing the regime of restrictions would allow for houses in the beautiful border villages to be developed as homestays, and will directly contribute towards helping the village economy.

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