In a move to boost tourism and development in Uttarakhand’s border villages, an MoU was signed on January 1, 2025, between the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) – Northern Frontier Headquarters. This collaboration, under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami, aims to promote tourism while fostering holistic development in remote border areas of the state.
Uttarakhand Tourism is expanding Heli-Services in remote districts of Uttarakhand with an aim to promote tourism in the border villages. With this, the state government also aims to generate employment opportunities in these villages and set a trend for Reverse Migration.
Under the MoU, signed in the presence of Radha Raturi, Chief Secretary, Sanjay Kumar Gunjiyal, IG, ITBP – Northern Frontier and Sachin Kurve, Secretary, Tourism, ITBP has agreed to extend the services of its existing Helipads for the purpose of promoting tourism to facilitate tourist activity in remote areas like Adi Kailash, Om Parvat, Timmersain Mahadev, Hemkund Sahib etc. In addition to this, the Helipads shall also be used to provide emergency medical rescue services to the residents of these villages. At present, ITBP has a presence in three Border districts of Uttarakhand – Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh.
Radha Raturi, Chief Secretary, speaking on the occasion congratulated the Tourism Department for this initiative and thanked ITBP for extending their wholehearted support in the noble cause of nation-building through the ‘Vibrant Village Programme’
Sachin Kurve, Secretary, Tourism informed that aerial routes for tourism purposes shall be jointly identified with ITBP to promote Heli Tourism Circuits which will help promote tourism in these lesser known hamlets of the state and provide employment to the local youth.
