Ramnagar, Sept. 4 -- The incessant heavy rainfall battering Uttarakhand has thrown normalcy out of gear and cast a pall over tourism, prompting authorities to suspend all safari activities in the renowned Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve until further notice.

Exercising abundant caution in view of persistently adverse weather, the reserve administration has halted day safari operations in selective tourism zones such as Garjia, Dhela, and Jhirna, where visitors had been enjoying morning and evening safari rides even during the monsoon. According to the Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Saket Badola, initial assessments indicate that the park has already suffered losses in excess of Rs 1.25 crores owing to the present spell of rainfall, with the ...