What is the role of rivers in the economy?
Tourism in South Asia is fast emerging as a diversified sector, reviving economies in more ways than one. Tourism is now a major contributor to the service sector of many national economies, including that of India. Few could have foreseen that India’s rich cultural history and naturally endowed flora and fauna would one day place the country at par with the most sought-after destinations across the world. India’s rivers have added to the innumerable attractions, making them the latest hotspots on India’s tourism map. A country best experienced through its distinguished spiritual heritage and mystic traditions expressed in myriad forms, India is fast emerging as a popular spiritual tourism destination – a promising segment of India’s organized tourism sector. River Tourism and Rural Tourism have immense potential as unique aspects of Nature Tourism in India, thereby contributing to the growth of the local economy. Rivers are among the most striking features of India’s landscape. India
