Dharamshala, June 11 -- Despite mid-May to June being the peak tourism season in Himachal, and tourist footfall witnessing increase after a dip in May, the paragliding activities in the state still remain affected.

The number of tourists visiting the state witnessed a steep decline last month due to the escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, thus also impacting the number of daily paragliding flights in Bir-Billing, the world's second highest paragliding site. However, compared to May, the tourists number have seen slight increase in June.

According to the Billing Paragliding Association (BPA) officials, only around 300-400 flights are being conducted per day, which they say is lower than usual over 1,000 daily flights ty...