A fortnight-long rafting festival will be
organised in the State for providing encouragement to adventure activities in Uttarakhand where rafting will also be initiated in other rivers in addition to the Ganga river.
CM Harish Rawat said this while speaking at a felicitation programme organised by Uttarakhand rafting and camping operators association late on Thursday night. Rawat averred that the State is providing full assistance for boosting rafting and boating along with other adventure activities in Uttarakhand.
Directing officials to prepare calendar of rafting and relating activities, Rawat said that rafting activities be conducted also on the Ramganga, Kosi, Yamuna, Kali and the tributary rivers of the Ganga river. Such programmes should be organised at different times and varied places across the state for which the government will provide all possible assistance to the event organisers.
He also assured that issues listed by the rafting and camping operators will also be redressed. The rafting and camping operators thanked the State for providing relief from entertainment tax on rafting and other adventure activities.