30/07/2022
According to Saad Khan, a spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s Cultural and Tourism Authority, the province has planned to develop ski resorts in Swat, Chitral, and Kaghan.
He continued by saying that two will be constructed in Kaghan, one in Abbottabad, one in Chitral.
Tracks:
The Thandyani-Biringali track, the Dagri Bangal-Meeranjani-Nathiagali track, and the Kaghan-Mahmnoor track from Shinkyari to Kund Bangla, Shaheed Pani Nadai Bangla, and then to Musa Ka Musllaha are four 8,200-foot-high, colonial-era tracks between Thandyani and Nathiagali that are being built, according to Khan.
Modernization of Waterfalls:
The government would modernize the development of the Chajjan Haripur, Jarogo Swat, Lamchar, Lanchar Dir, Noori, Sajikot, and Umbrella waterfalls to boost ecotourism in the area. The spokesperson noted that waterfalls are a major tourist attraction.
Integrated Tourism Zones:
“Tourism will not flourish with full potential until we encourage sustainable and planned tourism as per worldwide standards,” said Tauseef Khalid, project director of the KP Integrated Tourism Development Project.
According to him, the creation of four Integrated Tourism Zones (ITZ) in Mankiyal Swat, Thandyani Abbottabad, Ganol Manshera, and Madaklasht Lower Chitral with a loan grant of $70 million from the World Bank is one of the province’s initiatives to encourage sustainable tourism.
