The Pokhri Rural Ecotourism development Project, South West Chamoli District, Uttarakhand

About the Project:

§Our project is based on livelihood generation through rural tourism and the main objective of our plan is to create employment within the local area and thus check the  out-migration of youth and unemployed. Because of less employment opportunities in the block, most of  the working male groups  have migrated from the region.

§The villages of this region are very beautiful with natural scenic beauty and can be developed as places for rural tourism for livelihood promotion for the region as well as to make this region a main destination for rural tourism in Uttarakhand.

In our project we are focusing on four main types of tourism

 (1) Rural tourism

 (2) Volunteer tourism

 (3) Adventure tourism
 (4) Spiritual / Yoga tourism

Aim :

Livelihood generation through tourism and developing a sustainable tourism model for rural development.

Objectives :

        • Development  of the villages by generating employment, providing basic services   and upgrading their lifestyle.

     • To strengthen the interaction between tourists and the locals for community     development.

     • To promote different types of tourism namely Rural, Volunteer and Adventure Tourism.

         •Revival of local culture through tourism.

         •Conservation of the environment.