1Department of Tourism & Hotel Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
2Research Scholar, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
Online published on 4 October, 2017.
The study shows the relationship between natural disaster and tourism. Natural disaster is a regular phenomenon of Himalayan states. Uttarakhand is the most disaster-prone State of India. The State has been suffering from disasters repeatedly with noticeable impact on tourism industry. The tourism industry is one of the important sources of income, prosperity, socio-economic upliftment for the Himalayan states in India. This study is based on complementary relationship between natural disaster and tourism. Attention is focused on recent natural disaster 2013 that has occurred on Kedarnath in Utttarakhand. The study concluded that Kedarnath shivered by the event, and tourism declined in the area after natural disaster.
Kedarnath, Natural disaster, Tourism
