In the past three years around 6,000 tourists visited the state for paragliding.
Sikkim Tourism Minister Bhim Prasad Dhungel said the state targets to annually attract at least 5,000 tourists for paragliding by 2020 and the annual revenue from this is likely to go up to Rs.10 crore from the current Rs.1 crore.
"The state government is planning to expand and beautify the existing takeoff at Bulbuley dara and Chakung so that the carrying capacity of the site increases, as the number of Sikkimese pilots is increasing and numbers of tourists coming to fly is on the rise," Dhungel said.
