Severe Cold Wave In Northern India Region To Impact Tourism Sector Says PHD Chamber

The PHD Chamber has stated in a latest update that Northern India is braving through a record breaking cold wave this year. The intense bone chilling cold being witnessed by the Northern India Region has broken the record temperature of last many years, especially Delhi which recently recorded the lowest temperature in the past 119 years, impacting the tourism in major parts of North India.

D K Aggarwal, President PHD Chamber, said in press statement issued that at this time of the year when all sectors of the economy have been significantly affected due to the slowdown, including the tourism sector, such extreme weather conditions of cold wave leading to dense fog, cancelled and delayed fights and trains has severely impacted the tourism in major parts of North India.

The National Capital Delhi, being the connecting hub, to almost all the hill stations of North India, through air, rail and road, the severe and sustained cold wave and extreme weather conditions have adversely impacted the connectivity of tourists to the major tourist destinations of North India, like Manali, Shimla, Jammu - Kashmir among others. North India becomes the tourist hub in the months of December and January, giving a significant growth to the tourism sector and the state economies, with the increased tourist arrivals, both domestic and international.

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