Paragliding may well be dangerous if safety rules don't seem to be followed. However in Manali, no one looks to mind breaking the principles set by the Himachal commercial enterprise department.
After all, it's peak tourer season there — time to create cash.
Three years past, when a series of paragliding accidents, the tribunal had prohibited the game. Till the commercial enterprise department created registration required, and listed safety rules and pilot eligibility criterion.
"Every tour operator has currently been registered. We have a tendency to conjointly examine the paragliding in manali instrumentation," says Subhash Ahluwalia, commissioner, HP tourism.
Manali Sub-Divisional official Vinay Singh Thakur counters: "Not all operators are certified nonetheless." however they still fly, native pilots admit.
Roshan Lal Thakur of the chain of mountains Institute of journey Sports says there are not any consultants to implement the principles. "A technical panel is meant to examine the pilot’s instrumentation and fitness level. However it's no consultants. they need pilots to be qualified, however who’ll list that criteria?"
Vinay Sharma, an area pilot, says to qualify they have 5 years of cycle and solo flying expertise. However Ahluwalia says pilots ought to be trained from a recognised institute.
On the favored paragliding in manali location, Bir-Billing, Baijnath politician Sudhir Sharma says native pilots dominate the skies here. Most of the boys create a living by taking tourists on cycle joyrides that value Rs four hundred per person. At alternative times, they run taxis, or take teams for trekking or fishing.
Ahluwalia says operators ar imagined to check the tourist’s fitness. But S. Thakur of chain of mountains Quest Adventures says, "There ANy|isn't any} facility for an on-site scrutiny."
This year no serious accident has occurred, says Roshan Lal. However within the absence of checks, its risk can not be dominated out, he adds.
After all, it's peak tourer season there — time to create cash.
Three years past, when a series of paragliding accidents, the tribunal had prohibited the game. Till the commercial enterprise department created registration required, and listed safety rules and pilot eligibility criterion.
"Every tour operator has currently been registered. We have a tendency to conjointly examine the paragliding in manali instrumentation," says Subhash Ahluwalia, commissioner, HP tourism.
Manali Sub-Divisional official Vinay Singh Thakur counters: "Not all operators are certified nonetheless." however they still fly, native pilots admit.
Roshan Lal Thakur of the chain of mountains Institute of journey Sports says there are not any consultants to implement the principles. "A technical panel is meant to examine the pilot’s instrumentation and fitness level. However it's no consultants. they need pilots to be qualified, however who’ll list that criteria?"
Vinay Sharma, an area pilot, says to qualify they have 5 years of cycle and solo flying expertise. However Ahluwalia says pilots ought to be trained from a recognised institute.
On the favored paragliding in manali location, Bir-Billing, Baijnath politician Sudhir Sharma says native pilots dominate the skies here. Most of the boys create a living by taking tourists on cycle joyrides that value Rs four hundred per person. At alternative times, they run taxis, or take teams for trekking or fishing.
Ahluwalia says operators ar imagined to check the tourist’s fitness. But S. Thakur of chain of mountains Quest Adventures says, "There ANy|isn't any} facility for an on-site scrutiny."
This year no serious accident has occurred, says Roshan Lal. However within the absence of checks, its risk can not be dominated out, he adds.