Bhalessa- A neglected tourist destination

By Sadaket Malik

If the necessary tourism infrastructure is put in place in Bhalessa, there is ample scope to get
the average tourist to consider staying back for as long as a fortnight; which would bring
significant revenue for the area.
There is enough potential to hold back the tourist in Bhalessa and areas around for at least a
fortnight. Imagine how much good it could do to the local economy. Places of pilgrimage if
promoted will help bring the tourist to these areas even while the infrastructure is being
developed. Of course a Tourism Development Authority would have to be established.
Bhalessa presents a beautiful picturesque as well as attractive field on the way to Padri Top
which could be promoted as a health resort as well as a picnic spot. This is the conncetion line
between Bhalessa and Bhaderwah. An everlasting glacier, Bal Padri is just 15Km from Padri
Top/Dhaar/Khanni Top on foot/horse back from the Bhaderwah side. It is on huge heights and
one could find large snow fields here even in the month of June. Enough scope exists for
gandola rope ways. Bhadherwah to Kansar could be a good gandola venture with Khanni Top,
Padri Dhaar, Nagni MataTemple and Jaai Valley lying around Bhalessa.

It is requested to send a team to the area to guage the potential of tourism in

Bhalessa so that the area might be brought under the preview of the noble schemes of the
Government of India. The area is still witnessing the step motherly treatment on the part of
the successive governments at state and central level. There are areas like Padri which is
having an ample scope for the lasting tourism destination for the country.

It is astonishing that the area is still away from the so called slogans of tourism
deaprtment of the Union of India