Kolkata, Jan 22 (UNI) The West Bengal Forest Department will introduce trekking and jungle trails for adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers in some of the reserve forests of north Bengal from January 2019.
Senior foresters said the new tourism avenues would start in the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Neora Valley National Park, Jaldapara National Park, Singalila National Park and the Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, spread over the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Alipurduar.
To go for a trekking or nature trail, the visitors would have to take permission from the Forest Department. They will also have to pay entry fees and charges for guides, the rates for which would be announced shortly. In each of the parks, only one route had been chosen for the trip.