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Tourism in Uttarakhand’s Border Villages

  • 31 Jul 2020
  • 2 min read

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Recently, the Central government has decided to boost tourism in Uttarakhand villages that border China.

  • Uttarakhand shares a 350-km border with China.

Key Points

  • In the backdrop of the Galwan Valley standoff, the Centre is planning to build a second line of defence in border villages of Uttarakhand by relaxing tourism-related activities.
  • The Central government wants to make India’s border villages safe, for which it has mooted the concept of tribal tourism.
  • The first step in the direction will be to free some parts of Uttarakhand from the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system.
  • Once the ILP system is lifted, the state tourism department would encourage houses in the villages to be developed as homestays which will directly help the village economy.
    • Visitors in border villages would also get to taste tribal cuisine.
  • The Uttarakhand government has also announced steps to improve critical infrastructure, promote tourism and civilian settlements in the border areas of the state.

Benefits:

  • It will ensure safety and surveillance of border villages and troops will get additional support.
  • It will boost the economy of bordering villages and provide employment.
  • It will also stop outward migration.
    • Most of the border villages see outward migration owing to a lack of livelihood opportunities.

Source: IE

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