As part of its efforts to boost tourism, the Ministry of Coal has converted suitable mine areas into eco-parks, sites for water sports, underground mine tourism, golf grounds, adventure, and bird watching.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Jan. 7 (ANI): Bird watchers on Friday flocked here where a large number of migratory birds have arrived to escape the extreme cold of their Arctic home grounds.
Varanasi (UP) [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): Bird watchers and tourists flocked in Varanasi to observe migratory birds that have arrived to escape the extreme cold of their Arctic home grounds.
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec. 4 (ANI): In order to give a boost to eco-tourism in Uttar Pradesh and to declare it a prominent bird watching destination, Chambal Safari in the Bah tehsil of Agra district is holding the world's largest bird festival. The festival began on December 2
Ramnagar (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov. 26 (ANI): Nature enthusiasts and tourists gathered at a barrage on the River Kosi in Ramnagar town of Uttarakhand to observe migratory birds flock to warmer climes far away from their Arctic home ground.