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'Promote Himalayas as tourist destination'

Tourism experts suggest the government should make concrete efforts to draw more tourists to the Himalayas. For this, the infrastructure in the region needs to be improved.The Himalayas need to be promoted robustly as an

The experts further urged the government to help in implementing comprehensive safety guidelines, and providing satellite phones and insurance cover, among others, to further promote adventure tourism.

Subhash Goyal of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) announced that the government had allocated a budget of Rs.3 crore to promote 'Incredible Indian Himalayas' and that he would take up all the other requests with the tourism ministry as well.