JAMMU, Apr 09: Jammu Region offers number of adventure activities may it be the foothills of Jammu, the magnificent mountains and unexplored terrains of Kishtwar, the alpine lakes of Rajouri-Poonch or the serene meadows of Bhaderwah and Patnitop . To explore and map the adventure potential of the region a meeting of advisory committee constituted vide Govt Order No. 51 (TSM) of 2019 dated 14.02.2019 was held on Friday under the Chairmanship of Dr Naseem Javaid Chowdhary, Director Tourism Jammu to finalize the modalities including mapping and identification of new potential areas besides promotion of already notifiedareas as per J&K Tourism Policy issued vide Govt Order No.133-JK(TSM) of 2020 dated 17.12.2020.
The meeting which was attended by experts fromdifferent fields physically and from reputed National Institutes all over India including Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Gulmarg, Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports ,Pahalgam, National Institute of water Sports, Goa, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior and Paragliding Association of India through Google meet.
It was decided by the experts that before start of any adventure activity the safety measures , insurance of the participants/adventure enthusiast, good quality equipments, trained staff, sustainability of the activities and involvement/training of locals youth must be ensured. This meeting is the first step towards bringing together three important things which are the very essentials of adventure- The Technical aspect including national/international reputed institutes along with their capacity building programIntangible aspect of adventure tourism and supporting pillars in form of promotional offers.
Jammu is already famous throughout India as a pilgrimage destination, however, the adventure potential of the region is still to be explored. As such, the meeting deliberated upon reccee of already notified spots in the field of trekking, rafting, hiking, paragliding, parasailing camping,Zipline, skiing etc by qualified experts. The committee alsocharted out a detailed plan which includes mapping of potential areas by concerned
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