Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 29: Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation (TRCF) today demanded the State Government to create Tribal Tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir to attract tourists to trek mountains and learn the lifestyle of Gujjar-Bakerwal primitive tribes living in the hilly terrain.
Dr Javaid Rahi, secretary of TRCF, while presiding a discussion programme, held here on ‘Tribal Economy of J&K’ stated that there is great potential for new sector of Tribal Tourism in the State. He said that Government should re-design the tribal villages for tourist which already exists in Doodhpathri, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Mansar, Mantalai, Patnitop, Poonch and Rajouri, as it will help in burgeoning the local foreign tourist inflow to the State.
He said that creation of new trekking routes in tribal areas of Pirpanchal and Trikuta Hills of north-Western Himalaya can help in making new tourist circuits in lush green forest areas.
Dr Rahi said that the ‘Home-Stay’ in nomadic huts in ‘Dhoks’ and ‘Bhaks’ with tribal vegetarian cuisine of Gujjars like Kadhan and leeti with wild vegetables and dairy products can be proved a great potential to catch the attention of domestic and foreign tourists for a new experience.
He said that nomadic lifestyle of Gujjars, Bakerwals and other tribes is a treasure of a rich and diverse cultural heritage which have a potential to fascinate many tourists and can prove a strong motivation for them to peep into their colourful traditions, exotic rituals, customs, rhythmical music, dances and sports, which exists since centuries.
The speakers on the occasion appealed the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who is also the Tourism Minister of the State and Tribal Minister Ch Zulfkar Ali to initiate steps to introduce this new concept of Tribal Tourism in the State and regulate the visit of domestic and foreign tourists to areas inhabited by nomadic Gujjar and Bakerwal Tribes.
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