7 Places Allotted For The Spring Bird Festival Across Uttarakhand

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 Dehradun:   Admired by the success of the spring bird festival over the last three years, the state forest department has decided to hold the Uttarakhand Spring Festival across 7 places of the hill station. The festival starts from October of this year and ends till the month of February. The dates and venues are yet to be decided.

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The main aim is to create a new tourist spot and also through this festival, they can maximize the exposure of it. For the goal of seeing Uttarakhand on the world map as a bird watching destination, this festival is a step to reach the forest department’s goal. This festival has been popular amongst the locals and tourists over past three years. During the bird walk organized during in the festival, hundreds of birds are spotted.  Apart from the bird walk, lectures, presentations are provided to gain more information about the birds and their habits.

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Kapil Joshi, the head of the eco-tourism wing says,” The state spring bird festival has been a runaway success in the last three years. With the festival, a destination was promoted each year for tourism, and meaningful deliberations were also held among all the stakeholders-- professionals, consultants, experts, people from local communities, NGOs' and the government employees. However, it was being felt that people from all over the state were not able to participate and benefit when the festival was held at a specific place. So, it was decided to decentralize the event giving representation to maximum regions each year.”

The events will be promoted by the eco-tourism wing of the forest department in seven circles. Among which, the four circles are Garhwal region - Bhagirathi, Shivalik, Pauri and Yamuna. Three in Yamuna region-- North, South and Western circles.

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The participation of the villagers in the event will be included as they will be supported in their economic activities like pottery and handcrafts by the department. Also, nature festivals will be held where the locals will display their handmade stuffs and food items. As their main objective is to promote eco tourism through these festivals.

Source: Times Of  India 

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