Indian Army's push to boost adventure tourism in border areas

India's North-East region has immense and so-far largely untapped potential for tourism especially the adventure tourism, a sector which can generate much needed local employment and sustain the local economy through an eco-system of tourism associated economic activities.

NEW DELHI. While there are number of initiatives undertaken by various state governments, a concerted, synergized and integrated effort was recently made by the Indian Army through a series of adventure activities across most of the border regions from Sikkim to nearly the Eastern most tip of Arunachal Pradesh.

Indian Army and its formations along Northern frontiers apart from their primary role have a stellar record in their nation building initiatives. The trans-theatre adventure activity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) this year was one such initiative in which adventure activities such as Mountaineering Expeditions, White Water Rafting, Mountain Biking and Trekking were conducted with very active participation from civilian enthusiasts and local talent from the region.