Uttarakhand: 32 more villages to be developed for trekking
Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL NEWS, UTTARAKHAND Created : Mar 17, 2021, 14:36 IST
Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) has now identified 32 more villages that will be developed under the third phase of Trekking Traction Centre - Homestay scheme of the Tourism Department. As per the reports, villagers will be provided financial support by the Tourism Board in the said villages to create homestay facilities for tourists.
Reportedly, the villages that have been identified under the third phase, include Ghutu of district Tehri; Pangu and Tapovan of Chamoli district; Budkedar, Pantwadi and Dar of Pithoragarh district; and all villages of Rudraprayag district. Applicants selected under this scheme, will be provided a subsidy of up to INR 60000 to build new rooms, along with attached toilets. Also, the selected applicant will be offered up to INR 25000 per room to decor
Japan’s forest bathing concept comes to the Indian Himalayas in Uttarakhand
Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL NEWS, JAPAN Created : Mar 9, 2021, 07:00 IST
India just got its first forest healing centre, which was opened to the public on Sunday at Kalika near Ranikhet, Uttarakhand. The healing centre is based on the concept of making people healthy by bringing them close to nature.
The centre features signboards at the entrance to advise visitors to hug trees, to walk barefoot on the grass, lie on their back and gaze at swaying trees, or look at the sky above to soothe their senses. Pretty, little wooden structures, called tree platforms, have also been set up here, to provide visitors natural ambience to meditate.