Pithoragarh: A paragliding training camp sponsored by the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam began in Champawat, near here. Pant said that there were lot of opportunities for adventure sports like paragliding and river rafting in this border district. He said that sports should be linked with tourism.
Cabinet Minister Prakash Pant was the Chief Guest on the occasion and flagged off the activities at the KMVN’s guest house. These adventure sports would support the tourism industry in the near future and the youth of the area would be strengthened economically. Conducting the function, Dinesh Gururani, Adventure Tourism Manager disclosed that 80 youths had been trained in the paragliding basic course in July 2009. Twelve of them were selected for the intermediate course. These would be trained by instructors of the Himalaya Paragliding Centre in Champawat.
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