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Famous waterfalls of Jharkhand brimming with visitors ahead of festive season
The famous waterfalls of Jharkhand - Hundru, Jonha, Lodh, Dassam, Sita, Panchghag and Hirni - are brimming with visitors ahead of the festive season. The waterfalls famous for their scenic natural beauty and rolling down of water from high altitude have turned major attraction for tourists, who are coming from different parts of the state as well as other parts of the country, mostly West Bengal, a tourism official said.A Kolkata-based tourist Tarak Nath Sahu, who visited Jonha falls on Saturday, told PTI, "I have never seen such a beautiful place in my life. The scenic beauty, hills and huge quantity of water falling from a height of about 150 feet is magical. If there was a staying facility here, it would have one of the best places in the world."
Located around 40 km from the capital Ranchi, Jonha has been a place of tourist attraction owing to its natural beauty. Visitors enjoy the mesmerizing waterfall by stepping down around 700 stairs.Not only Jonha, but other falls in and around Ranchi are also witnessing a huge influx of visitors.
On an average 10,000 tourists from different parts of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar are visiting seven falls — Hundru, Jonha, Lodh, Dassam, Sita, Panchghag and Hirni — per day, Jharkhand Pryatan Suraksha Samiti (JPSS) president Rajkishore Prasad told PTI.
JPSS, a wing of the Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation (JTDC), manages and maintains the major waterfalls of Jharkhand. As many as 110 'Prayatak Mitra' (Tourist’s Friend) are working for JPSS in the water bodies.
The inflow of visitors would continue till February next year, he said.
Sanjay Kumar, an associate professor (electronics) of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, told PTI, "Jharkhand has immense potential in the tourism sector. The government can earn huge revenue from tourism and generate employment if the tourism sites were promoted properly."
Kumar, who visited Jonha falls with his wife Babita Agarwal on Saturday, said, "I have visited many European countries such as Spain and Denmark. They don't have such big things. The natural beauty which Jharkhand has I have rarely seen in any other country. Here, government needs to work with a plan and vision and promote its places."
Source: Hindustan Times
