Plan to make Tehri dam a tourism hotspot

Workshop to boost tourism-based activities in Uttarakhand concludes

A view of the Tehri reservoir in Uttarakhand. File photo

In an initiative to develop the 42 sq. km Tehri dam as a destination for adventure tourism, the State government conducted a two-day workshop that concluded on Friday.

This was an important step to boost tourism-based activities in the State and increase employment opportunities for the locals of Tehri, State Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai said.

The initiative came as a response to the demands of the locals and other agencies.

Speaking during the workshop on Friday, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said the reservoir would be named ‘Sri Dev Suman Sagar’, after a freedom fighter from Tehri.

All the tourism activities developed around the Tehri dam are to be named after the villages that got submerged in the reservoir, Mr. Rawat said.

Mr. Dhanai said the development of the area as a tourism destination would provide employment opportunities to the locals and would stop migration from Tehri.

The workshop, where various adventure sports activities were performed, was attended by travel agencies and tour operators from across the country.