U'khand to widen tourist safety net set up rafting rescue force soon

THE Uttarakhand police will soon have a separate Rafting Rescue Force exclusively meant for the safety of tourists who like to have an adventurous experience of crossing the strong currents of the Ganga. The force will be stationed at the two most dangerous points of the rafting route, most probably along the Rishikesh route.

- NARENDRA SETHI

The force will respond in case of an emergency. State Disaster Response Force Commandant Manikant Mishra told this daily that the state Tourism Development Council has asked the police to make security arrangements for rafting in the area. "The police headquarters, therefore, has decided to set up the Police Rafting Rescue Centre in Shivpuri," he said.

Rishikesh is the country's largest rafting adventure hub.