Dr.Umakant Panwar,Secretary,Tourism,Uttarakhand addressing media.

UTTARAKHAND
DESTINATIONS FOR ALL SEASONS.

Uttarakhand ,a tiny hilly state
situated in North is rightly called 
the 'Abode Of God's".From
the famous 5 Dhams i.e Badrinath,Kedarnath,Gangotri,
Yamunotri & Hemkund Sahib.
Even Haridwar and Rishikesh are also the holy pilgrim centres for
Hindus.

The holy Ganga as well as the Yamuna originate in the
mountains of Uttarakhand.
Tourism contributes substantially towards the GDP of the state.The state 
of Uttarakhand also provides adventure tourism along with religious 
tourism, White water rafting on the great rivers to hiking in the 
Himalayas & scaling the mighty peaks attract many tourists.There are also  
Wild life sanctuaries like the famous Jim Corbett National Park and Rajaji National park. 
Uttarakhand has famous & beautiful Hill stations like Nainital,Ranikhet,Mussoorie and also 
Tehri which is fast emerging as a new destination as a hub for water 
sports activities at the Tehri Lake. Dr.Umakant Panwar,Secretary,Tourism,Uttarkahand  
has invited the people of Karnataka and the whole of South India to visit 
Uttarakhand and enjoy the various gifts of nature which is in abundance. 
He said that the facilities like roads,Hotels and the infrastructure are 
good for the tourists to enjoy.
Uttarkhand Tourism has Bangalore office at 29/2,2nd floor,
Nanjappa Mansion,K.H.Road (Doble road),Shanthinagar,
Bangalore-27.Telephone : 2224 9378,2271 7138. Mobile:98861 80515.
E mail:gmvnbangalore@gmail.com,anuragdangwal@yahoo.com.