Several locals and tourism businesspersons have been left disappointed after Kufri’s administration put a stop to adventure-sports activities in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh.
“Tourists come here in Kufri in the winter season and they prefer to visit Mahasu peak. I am a registered tourist guide here with the tourism department. Here tourists like skiing and other snow activities. We don’t know how and why these adventure and snow activities have been banned. We shall follow the Court’s order. However, the government should try and save jobs of those involved in snow adventure-related activities,” Bheem Singh, a local tourist guide told ANI.
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Rajender Verma, a local who would often help with snow adventure activities stated, “We have skiing, snow sledge and other games like tube slide here. We use to have Kufri snow sports club. Snow-related activities are the major source for employment here.”
He added, “I have been organizing snow sports here for a long time now. We did not have any kind of registration in the initial days. If the government wants to impose some norms and regulate rates, we welcome it.”
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Speaking to ANI, Shashank Atri, hotelier and a key member of a Kufri village Panchayat said, “We are not clear who will be allowed for snow-related activities as a Special Investigation Team was constituted and later the High Court has directed to ban such activities. The local youth here from three assembly segments and eight village Panchayats are involved in adventure activities and snow games. This decision by the authorities has left thousands of people jobless.”
“The tourists are disappointed as they find nothing as promised in their tourism business. We came here to play snow adventure sports but now we feel disappointed,” Mukesh Singh, a tourist from Haryana told ANI.
The move has jeopardized several tourism businesses, with many losing their primary source of income.
