Uttarkashi is the largest district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is home to the origin of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers and several popular destinations for adventure sports. The document outlines key tourist attractions in Uttarkashi such as Nachiketa Tal, Gangotri, Gaumukh, Yamunotri, and Dodital. It also discusses the types of adventure tourism available including mountain biking, rafting, and jungle tourism. Both the positive impacts of increased employment, revenue, and preservation efforts and the negative impacts of pollution, crime, overpopulation, and resource depletion from tourism are mentioned.

1. TOURISM IN
UTTARKASHI
UPENDRA DUTT
1ST YEAR

2. Tourism
• Tourism comprises the activities of persons
travelling to and staying in places outside
their usual environment for more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and
other purposes not related to the exercise of
an activity remunerated from within the
place visited.

3. Uttarkashi
• Largest district of
state uttarakhand
• Origin of Ganga
Yamuna river
• One of the best
adventure sports
sites in india

4. Worth seeing places:
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Nachiketa tal
Gangotri
Gaumukh
Nandan-van tapovan
Yamunotri
Maneri dam
Gangani
Dodital
Dayara bugyal
Harsil
harkidoon

5. Adventure tourism
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Mountain biking
Jungle tourism
Culture shock
Extreme sports
Rafting

6. Positive impact
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Employment generation
Development of place
Encourage people to preserve the place
Increase government revenue

7. Negative impact
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Pollution
Increase in crime level
Increase population of area
Spoilage of natural resources