Tourist Footfall Dips By 8% In Shimla Following Monsoon Impact

The main reason for the decline is attributed to the recent cloudbursts in some parts of the state

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00:00Shimla, the queen of hills in Himachal Pradesh, is witnessing a significant drop in tourists amid the ongoing monsoon season.

00:14The main reason for the decline is attributed to the recent cloudbursts in some parts of the state.

00:21However, travel agents say the tourism industry has been struggling for several years.

00:30In the past 5-6 years, we have been working for a long time in the first time in the first COVID-19 pandemic.

00:40After that, in 2023, there was a huge impact on which we can call the prakritik.

00:49After that, the summer season, the first place in Bhairat-Pakistan,

00:54the first place in the second place, the prakritik-aafdha,

00:58This has been a very bad effect.

01:03Officials are reporting an 8% drop in hotel occupancy compared to last year.

01:28The weather has been a bit of a cold.

01:31The weather has been a bit of a cold.

01:34We are hoping that the weather will be a bit of a cold.

01:38We hope that the weather will be a bit of a cold.

01:43In the village of Himachal, there was a cloud burst or a breeze.

01:48It was quite early.

01:49Now, everything is fine.

01:51There was no rain in Shimla.

01:53The roads are completely dry.

01:55I don't know why people are coming from here, but I don't know why people are coming from here.

02:01Facebook has been given such a flood alert in Himachal.

02:07Except from the Mandir district.

02:11Booking is cancelled.

02:13Booking is cancelled.

02:15Yes, it's very difficult.

02:25The monsoon hit Himachal Pradesh on June 20.

02:43Since its onset, the state has witnessed 31 flash floods, 22 cloudbursts and 17 landslides

02:50and 52 people have died in rain-related incidents, according to officials.

02:54According to officials.