Kashmir is serious about eco-tourism and it’s quite evident from the boating race in ‘Jhelum River’ that adds beauty to the state’s prolonged list of tourism avenues. The Kashmir Rafters Association recently conducted a boating race on Jhelum River, Where many enthusiastic boaters took part in hundreds to sensitize tourists and locals on the hazards of polluting water bodies; and they had a right theme ‘Avoid Sanitation Before Waterbodies’. With improved tourist arrivals, the Jhelum also suffers from pollution. The locals and tourists thronging Kashmir throw lot of plastic and waste, which is making worse for the flow of Jhelum and its marine life. Several travelers and locals witnessed the event, which hopefully may bring a change atleast to some extent in reducing environmental abuse of the river.

Labels: Jhelum, Kashmir, River

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