5th, June, 2022

 

 

Topic: Rural Infrastructure

 

Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims and Mains

 

What is the news?

• The final village of the Lahaul valley is linked by road.

 

What is the name of the village?

• Khanjar, the last village in the remote Miyar Valley in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti, has finally been connected with a road.

 

How will this help?

• A bridge to the village of Khanjar in the Miyar valley was opened, providing road connectivity to residents.
• Thanpatan, a nearby tourist resort, will grow in popularity for adventure sports.
• Villagers cheer the transport of agricultural produce to distant markets to get easy.
• Thanpatan, a nearby tourist destination, will now be within easy reach. It has the potential to be popular amongst tourists for adventure sports.

(Source: The Tribune)

 

 

Topic: Tourism

 

Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims and Mains

 

What is the news?

• Lug valley to develop as a tourist location, Forest Dept sends project report to the government.

 

What district is home to the pristine Lug Valley?

• Kullu District.

 

It is being developed under which scheme?

• The state government included the Kullu District Lug Valley as part of the ‘Nai Rahein, Nai Manzilein’ project last December to develop untouched tourism destinations.

(Source: The Tribune)

 

 

Some More HP News:

• Education Ministry Survey-2022: Himachal ranks 22nd in studies on online learning portal.
• The highest number of students from Tamil Nadu across the country is studying on the self-portal. Uttar Pradesh is second, Andhra Pradesh is third and Jammu and Kashmir is fourth. Punjab is ranked 9th, Haryana 13th, Uttarakhand 14th, Delhi 15th.