Remote Nelang Valley thrown open to tourists

schakravarthy · 12th May 2015, 22:27

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The Nelang valley situated on the remote border district of Uttarkashi which is famous for its historical trade route to China will be opened for the tourists interested in eco-tourism from May 12.

The forest and sports minister Dinesh Agrwal in order to promote eco-tourism in the remote area of the state that has remained untamed tourism wise will flag off around eight vehicles as part of safari adventure from Bahiron ghati on May 12.

Excited forest and sports minister Dinesh Agarwal said that around eight tourist vehicles have been provided inline permits so that they can enjoy the pristine beauty of the Helang valley in Uttarkashi district during their safari tour here. The minister will also accompany

Source:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/new...day/79237.html

tsk1979 · 13th May 2015, 11:41

Permits were given for this valley for the Past 2 years.
I think they have made the permit process simpler now.

Earlier, it was a difficult process to obtain permits.

mr.sinha · 3rd August 2015, 13:41

Are they giving permits to private vehicles? I saw in one news article that only 6 vehicles belonging to the tourist department with 6 persons in each vehicle are being allowed every day.

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