85% Fall in Tourist Traffic in ‪‎UttaraKhand‬ due to ‎Floods‬

The June flood disaster in Uttarakhand has badly hit the tourism, the largest employment providing sector in the hill state, causing a steep fall of 85 per cent in tourist traffic.

Destinations like ‪‎Jaipur‬, ‪‎Agra‬, ‪‎Udaipur‬ and ‪‎MountAbu‬ have benefited the most with travellers making last minute bookings post shifting of their holiday plans.

While the “Char Dhams” may take years to recover from the damages caused by the natural calamity, even places like ‪‎Mussoorie‬ and ‎Nainital‬ that did not have to bear the brunt of the disaster have witnessed a steep decline of 75 per cent in tourist traffic post the June floods with fear-stricken visitors cancelling their trips to these tourist hotspots

Hotels in Mussoorie and Nainital generally see 100 per cent occupancy during this time of the year but it has dropped to less than 20 per cent