Jammu and Kashmir’s Basohli being developed as hub for water sports | Travel

Basohli, being an off beat tourist vacation spot and main water sports activities vacation spot for the Jammu area, is being promoted for journey tourism together with leisure and heritage tourism by the Tourism Division.

The Directorate of Tourism Jammu and Kashmir, in collaboration with Bani Basohli Improvement Authority, celebrated ‘World Setting Day’ on the Vacationer Reception Centre Basohli, which witnessed a collection of cultural festivities and different occasions.

The Division of Tourism stated that it’s dedicated to its endeavor to advertise off-beat vacationer locations and journey tourism.

The day-long celebrations kick-started with an ‘Eco-Tourism Consciousness Rally’ by the native faculty youngsters below the theme of “Beat Plastic Air pollution” which is the official marketing campaign theme of ‘World Setting Day 2023’ and is being globally celebrated with the hashtag #beatplasticpollution. The Consciousness Rally was flagged off from Atal Setu Bridge which culminated at TRC Basohli.

The festivities had been formally inaugurated by Secretary to the Authorities, Tourism Division, J-Ok, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS) together with DDC Chairman Kathua Col. Mahan Singh, by launching a ‘Plantation Drive’.

The dignitaries additionally visited the Departmental Stalls and interacted with the artisans of native Handloom and Handicraft merchandise which had been displayed on the venue below the theme “Humari Kala Humari Pehchann”.

Basohli Portray exhibition was additionally organised on this event which acquired big appreciation from the visiting dignitaries. Additionally, the Division of Handloom, J-Ok had placed on a reside show of conventional charkha.

Whereas talking on the event Syed Abid Rasheed Shah stated that the Division of Tourism, J-Ok is dedicated to selling Basohli as a serious Vacationer Vacation spot of J-Ok and the Division shall make all endeavours to carry it to the worldwide vacationer map with modern-day State-of-the-art services and infrastructure.

He additionally stated that every one important gaps that should be labored upon, shall be addressed by the Tourism Division, particularly below the aegis of ‘Swadesh Darshan’ and different comparable schemes of the Union Tourism Ministry. He appealed to all of the stakeholders to hitch fingers with the Tourism Division to usher in an period of collaborative efforts to take Basohli to higher heights.

The primary spotlight of the festivities was Water sports activities actions organized by the Division through the occasion. The Day lengthy festivities additionally witnessed mesmerizing cultural performances by the artists of J-Ok Academy of Artwork, Tradition and Languages which included people dance performances, track and music performances.

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