Uttarakhand to start cave tourism’ circuit on lines of Slovenia

Taking a cue fromSlovenia, a country in central Europe known for itscave destinations,Uttarakhandis set to initiate its own cave tourismcircuit in the Gangolihat area of Pithoragarh where a Network of nineunderground caveswas discovered in September.
Scientists of Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC) recently surveyed the caves

situated in Mailchaura, Gupta Ganga, Sailiswar, Vrihad Tung, Mukteshwar and Daneswar areas.

The caves are tagged as part of a

karst landscape, which is a landscape where of the bedrock creates Sinkholes, sinking streams, caves, springs and other such features.