Abstract: Mussoorie, an A-grade classified hill station of Uttarakhand is one of the Most Significant tourism spots of Uttarakhand. Every Year a significant amount of revenue is generated through tourism & related activities in Mussoorie. Tourism is also an only source of livelihood to many residents of mussoorie. Lying in Lower Himalayan Region, Mussoorie is also highly susceptible to Landslides due to its location, movement of tectonic plates, Monsoon season and amount of rainfall it receives over the Year. Construction of infrastructure to develop this tourism destination has further triggered the landslides in the area due to various reasons. This research paper attempts to correlate the relation between landslides and its direct or indirect impact on tourism and its Stakeholders. This Paper aims to highlight the major issues faced by tourism stakeholders due to landslides.
Keywords: Deforestation, Hill station, Landslide, Mussoorie.
Title: Impact of landslides in Tourism of Himalayas: A case study of Mussoorie
Author: Shailendra K Rai, Bhupender Singh
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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