One of the tourists’ pet dogs, aroused by its constant barking, protected the dead from wild creatures for two days until the police came. The sad incident ought to cause the authorities in Himachal Pradesh to re-evaluate how their visitor safety policies are being implemented. In the state, attacks by leopards and wild bears are not unheard of.
Even though travellers are cautioned to exercise extreme caution and never go alone in remote hills or forests encircled by massive gorges, the authorities still need to improve safety protocols, such as posting warning signs, and increase public awareness of the risks associated with disregarding caution.
Source: India Today
The travel and tourism sector needs to work extremely hard to make sure that lodging providers, tour operators, and adventure activity planners uphold the strict guidelines. Any oversight is especially dangerous in the winter, when tourism increases and there is a greater chance of mishaps due to a lack of enforcement of the regulations. That appears to have occurred in the Bir Billing instance, where two friends—one from Pathankot and the other from Pune—fell into a steep ravine from a snow-covered slope.
Source: The Tribune
A substantial portion of the state’s GDP comes from tourism. With funding from the Asian Development Bank, the government has committed to invest Rs 2,500 crore in the sector’s development. It is necessary to set aside a sufficient amount of money to guarantee that there are unbreakable safety precautions in place.
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