Bangus valley craves attention despite its vast tourism potential

Kupwara , June 30 : It is a pity that Bangus valley,in Kupwara district  doesn’t receive more attention despite its vast tourism potential. It

The Bangus Valley, located in the Kupwara district, is brimming with tourism potential, but it lacks the attention from the authorities to become a popular destination to tourists, like Pahalgam and Gulmarg.

While speaking with Arising State, locals reported that Bangus Valley has seen low tourist footfall in comparison to other tourist hotspots.

‘In contrast to places like Pahalgam and Gulmarg, the Valley does not have basic facilities like accommodation or road connectivity,’ they said.

They said that even the tourism department is not doing any serious activity to promote the tourist destination.

According to the official data, Bangus Valley saw 46288 visitors during the year 2021-22, up only 3%  compared to previous year.

An official of Bangus Development Authority, said that as per the development plan, Rs. 1.5 core has been approved for the development of Bangus valley, but the amount is not sufficient to develop the place on the lines of Gulmarg and Pahalgam.

He also said that for the promotion of Bangus valley, Bangus Festival is under consideration and will be held anytime sooConservator north circle, Irfan Rasool Wani said that the “Development of Bangus Eco-tourism” project is underway and that log huts, toilet facility, and eco-stops have been constructed.

He said that in the current year they are constructing one more log hut, developing camping site, constructing culverts and setting benches for promoting eco-friendly tourism in Bangus Valley.

In addition, he said, they have provided departmental horses to village forest committee members to use in Bangus Valley, in addition to training horse owners in Gulmarg.

He added that huts have also been built at Reshwari, Kashtiwar, and TeePee at the base of Bangus Valley.