Study of suitable sites for tourism development in the gori ganga watershed kumaun himalaya by using remote sensing and gis

Tourism is a fast growing and leading industry in all service sectors at the globally which supports socio-economic development of the destination. It provides job opportunities in different tourist sectors like accommodation, catering, transport, entertainment and others which related to tourism activities. The current research area Viz. Gori Ganga watershed is chosen by keeping the above perception in the mind, to analyze the tourist arrived status in different tourist destinations. Aims of this study are mapping existing tourism sites and data analysis according to tourism offices and also suggesting some suitable sites of tourism developments with the help of field survey Global Position System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) software in the Gori Ganga watershed. There are total 9 tourism spot categories which contribute 50 existing tourist sites in the different part of the study area and suggesting 20 tourism sites in different tourism spot categories. A brief account of these results it's discussed in the following paragraphs.