Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL OF ECOTOURISM IN BANGUS VALLEY: AN UNEXPLORED TOURIST DESTINATION OF DISTRICT KUPWARA, J & K, INDIA

Shazia Lone, R.G. Jaybhaye, Fayaz A. Lone and Malik Asif

Abstract

There are many sites in Kashmir yet to be explored for tourism, among which Bangus valley can provide many attractions to its visitors in terms of scenic beauty, floristic and faunistic diversity and pollution free environment. The exploration of the Bangus will help in reducing ever increasing tourist pressure on the already developed tourist destinations. Therefore, the paper investigates the ecotourism potential of Bangus valley.