Rajasthan offers adventure sports like paragliding and solo flights to attract tourists

Rajsamand in Rajasthan plans to woo tourists by offering them adventure sports like paragliding and solo flights. The district administration has granted licence to an expert pilot who will impart coaching to people from next month. A suitable and safe venue for training has already been identified at Morjan hills in Kesuli village.
The adventure sports training is expected to give boost to tourism and also generate employment opportunities for the local youths.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 17 March 2017.

Paragliding is a recreational sport and is the closest one can get to fulfil their dream of free flight. In India, it is performed by using a light-weight, foot-launched aircraft that has no rigid structure. The pilot is attached to this structure by means of a harness and a fabric wing aids in the flight of the individual.
Any healthy person above the age of 12 can learn paragliding and, the training schedule would be of 10 days duration when the pilot would be taught how to master the basic techniques of paragliding like launching, turning and landing. Once he gets hold of that, he can undertake a solo flight. Equipment like safety belts, and helmets have already been procured. Paragliding courses are pretty expensive and are commonly available in China, Norway, Australia, Canada. In India, there are a few schools that offer courses in paragliding, solo flights and tandem flights.


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