Prospects and Potential of Tourism in Chinta Valley, Bhaderwah, Doda, Jammu and Kahmir

Tourism is the backbone not only Jammu and Kashmir but Bhaderwah economy also as it provides job opportunities to number of people. Tourism is broadest generic sense can do more to develop understanding among the people, it provides jobs, create foreign exchange and raise living standards of the people. Chinta valley has enough potential for the growth of tourism. The focus of this paper is on the potential of tourism, tourism infrastructure, and tourist inflow in Chinta valley. There are number of tourist places around the valley which attract the tourist i.e. Baggan and Bhattan picnic spots. A whole view of Chinta valley can be seen from this place. The on road journey amidst this valley through these small villages is highly enjoyable. To the upper side of the road are the lovely houses of the locals and on the other side are the beautiful green cultivable fields and very calm and smoothly flowing Chinta nallah. As the influx of tourists become visible in Chinta valley, various difficulties arise like lack of space in hotels for tourists which show the government failure of planning in creation of better infrastructure. Vijay Lakshmi | Nazim Tariq "Prospects and Potential of Tourism in Chinta Valley, Bhaderwah, Doda, Jammu and Kahmir" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd53955.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/humanities-and-the-arts/geography/53955/prospects-and-potential-of-tourism-in-chinta-valley-bhaderwah-doda-jammu-and-kahmir/vijay-lakshmi