Uttarkashi, March 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday encouraged the people to diversify the Uttarakhand tourism sector while promoting the Winter Tourism Programme, saying that no season should be off season.

Addressing a public rally in Harsil, PM Modi said that the tourists need to witness the "glory" of Uttarakhand in winter, urging the need to make it 'Barahmasi.' (Twelve month feature).

"The tourism sector needs to be diversified and we need to make it 'Barahmasi', 365 days. This is very important for Uttarakhand. I want no season to be off-season in Uttarakhand. Even during the off-season, tourism should be ongoing (in Uttarakhand," PM Modi said.

"As you all know, tourists come in large numbers in the months of March, ...