JAMMU, Sept. 24 -- Joint Director Tourism Aijaz Qaiser today gave away 14 commercial river rafting permissions to adventure tour operators for carrying out commercial river rafting activities at Baradari. The permissions have been granted for a period of two years, with each operator authorized to operate two rafts. The distribution ceremony was organized under the overall guidance of the Additional Chief Secretary J&K (Tourism), Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma and the Director Tourism, Jammu Dr.Vikas Gupta.
Speaking on the occasion, the Joint Director underscored the department's vision of positioning Jammu as a hub of adventure and recreational tourism. He further stated that: "Adventure tourism is one of the fastest-growing segments in the tra...