A world-class and eco-friendly tourist destination - Hamta in Kullu valley - would soon open up for tourists in the coming months. A team of officials from tourism and civil aviation, administration, forest department and local stakeholders led by Manali sub-divisional magistrate Vinay Dhiman visited Hamta to check the area's feasibility as a tourist destination on Thursday. According to sources, Hamta may open for tourists after inauguration by the chief minister during the Winter Carnival in January 2014.

The main challenge for safe conduct of the tourism activity in Hamta is the approach road to Hamta from Manali which has more than 40 hairpin bends and large gradients at some points. The team found that the road is capable of withstanding tourist load, and comes under jurisdiction of Allain Duhangan Hydropower Limited (ADHPL) which has commissioned its 192MW hydropower projects in the area.

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