(a) whether any adventure sports is popular in the country
especially in Maharashtra;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to develop any
adventure sports in Latur city of Maharashtra; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a & b) Adventure sports popular in the country including Maharashtra are:
(i) Land Based: Mountaineering, Trekking, Rock Climbing, Sport Climbing, Ultra Marathons, Mountain Biking and Ziplining.
(ii) Air Based: Paragliding, Parasailing, Sky Diving/Parachuting and Paramotoring.
(iii) Water based: White Water: Rafting, Kayaking and Canoeing. Still water (Pond/Lakes): Water/Jet Skiing, Kayaking, Sailing and Rowing. Sea/Oceans: Windsurfing, Sailing, Scuba Diving and Channel swiming.
Details of locations where popular adventure sports are conducted are as under:
(i) Mountaineering: Himalayan States of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
(ii) Trekking: All the Himalayan States, North East Region, Sahyadris and Western Ghats.
(iii) Rock Climbing: All across the Country.
(iv) Sport Climbing: More than 150 walls established across the country. Very popular among States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Sikkim, Manipur and Delhi.
(v) Snow Skiing: Gulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir, Solang valley- Manali and Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh and Auli in Uttarakhand.
(vi) Paragliding: Bir Billing, Manali and Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, Pune and Nashik in Maharashtra, Vagamon in Kerala, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
(vii) White water Rafting and Kayaking: Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, Manali in Himachal Pradesh, Zanskar in Ladakh, Teesta river in West Bengal.
(viii) Scuba Diving: Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Island, Mangalore and Pondicherry.
(c & d) At present, no proposal for development of any adventure sports in Latur city of Maharashtra has been received from the State Government of Maharashtra.
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