Water sports trials conclude in Gobind Sagar lake

Our Correspondent

UNA, SEPTEMBER 22

The week-long trials of adventure water sports in the Gobind Sagar lake near Androuli village of Kutlehar Assembly segment concluded today. Speed motor boats, kayaks, water scooters and e-hydrofoils were tested and showcased to the public during the trial run by instructors and experts from the Pong Dam water sports centre and the state Fisheries Department.

The Bhakra Beas Management Board and the state Tourism Department recently gave their consent to the development of the Andrauli bank of the lake and its usage for water sports activities. A ‘Kutlehar Tourism Development Society’ (KTDS) was constituted under the chairmanship of Una Deputy Commissioner which will be responsible for implementing tourism development activities in Kutlehar.

Successful paragliding sorties from Garvasada and Piplu villages atop the high Solasingi mountain ranges in Kutlehar were conducted in July this year and consequently, the Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali, had notified the launch and landing sites for paragliders.

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Virender Kanwar, who was present at Androuli today, said trekking routes into the dense forests of Kutlehar are also in the process of being identified by the Forest Department, which will be notified shortly, allowing tourists to see and feel the nature from a close range.

Kanwar said ‘haats’ would be set up at vantage locations for locals and members of women self-help groups to showcase their products. Besides, he said some stalls would also be allotted to locals to prepare and serve authentic local cuisine to tourists.

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Una-22Sep-1 : Trials for water sports underway in the Gobind Sagar lake near Androuli village of Kutlehar segment on Wednesday.

Una-22Sep-2 : Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar inspects water sports activities at the Gobind Sagar lake in Androuli village of Kutlehar segment on Wednesday.

Photos : RAJESH SHARMA