With its exotic locations, wilderness and mesmerizing natural beauty, Himalayan state Sikkim is going to be one of the largest beneficiaries of GoI's ongoing initiative to promote adventure tourism in order to popularize Indian adventure tourism in global platform, GoI is standardizing different facets of the fast growing sector especially the safety parameters.
Out of total 25 national projects already identified to boost up Adventure Tourism in India under Central Financial Assistance (CFA), Sikkim alone has 7, highest in number amongst Indian states. These include 3 heliports and three destination development projects.
According to ATTA ( Adventure Travel Trade Association), a global network of adventure tourism companies, global annual adventure tourism business volume is expected to cross $ 60 billion by the end 2012.
And, "With proper infrastructure development, Sikkim can enjoy a significant portion of this," said Mr. S. Sanyal, President Eastern Himalayan Tour and Travel Operators Association.
"We are ready to utilize the tourism potential in all possible ways without jeopardizing our rich natural biodiversity, delicate ecosystem and natural beauty," Sikkim CM Mr. Pawan Chamling told ET earlier.
The roadmap of Union Tourism Ministry to promote Indian adventure tourism in global platform has been chalked out based upon inputs from state Government and Adventure Tour Operators Association of India. Apart from finding different circuits, the Ministry is developing a well framed safety parameter conforming international standards for all the stake holders to follow.
With 82% of its 7000 sq km geographic area under forest cover, 3% under Glaciers and 14% under round the year snow cover, Sikkim is a hotspot for adventure tourism with its hilly terrain ranging from 900 ft to 28,000ft altitude above mean sea level.
Beside 26% of the total flowering plant species cache of the whole country, Sikkim hosts 424 identified medicinal plants or near 600 orchids in its flora and 552 birds or 700 species of butterflies in fauna to attract adventure tourists from the whole world.
Courtesy: indiatimes.com
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