Gangabal Being Developed as ECO Tourism Spot

Srinagar, June 28- Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmad today inaugurated Inspection Hut at Nara Nag, Kangan constructed by the Forest Department at a cost of Rs 23 lakh. Construction of the Hut is a part of measures to develop Nara Nag as a hot tourist spot.
Speaking at a function, after inaugurating the Inspection Hut, the Minister said that government has taken up various developmental initiatives in Kangan area adding that Kangan-Nara Nag road is being upgraded at a cost of Rs 16 crore. The work is scheduled to be completed during the current year. He said Nara Nag is being developed as a major tourist attraction. He said Gangabal, yet another place in Kangan being developed as eco-tourism destination. He said development of Nara Nag and Gangabal places would attract tourists and ultimately generate employment avenues for the local youth.
The Minister also distributed 80 solar lights among the deserving families of Nara Nag and Pahalnar villages where electricity facilities are not available as yet. These solar lights have been provided by the wildlife department under eco-development scheme.

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Katherine Gogel - Gangabal being developed as "eco-tourism" site

|2010-07-04 20:49:33

it is a true shame that Naranag and Gangabal should be developed as tourist attractions. Where ever crowds of tourists flock in
these delicate regions, people drop rubbish indiscriminately with no thought or respect to the environment. How can anyone develop
Gangabal as an "eco-tourism" spot when the government is not even paying attention to the rubbish situation along the
Yatra route between Pahalgam and Amarnath? Leave Gangabal alone and let the hard core trekkers hike on their own 2 feet up there
if they have the strength. Already too many of those trekkers are leaving behind piles of rubbish and it is desecrating the
pristine alpine environment.