1. A team comprising 14 members of “Wander Beyond Boundaries” visited Machhal bowl in
order to promote adventure tourism activities and to uncover new tourist destination in remote
villages of North Kashmir. The visit was org by “Wander Beyond Boundaries” in association with
department of J&K tourism CEAT Tyres.
2. The team lead by Col Satinder Malik ( Retd) reached Machhal on 23 Feb 2021. They were
welcomed by team of RR Battalion deployed on their arrival. The team visited Machhal bowl and
interacted with local villagers to gain info and knowledge about their history, culture, traditions and
source of livelihood. The team also visited the houses of civilians. They had an interactive session
with students to know about the facilities in terms of education, extracurricular activities and
availability of modern studies infrastructure. The students were asked about their interest in
vocational training in future, if the same is made available by Govt/NGO resources. A trekking was
also carried out by the team members to ascertain the suitability of area to promote tourism in
remote areas of the state.
3. The aim of the visit “to promote tourism and economic developments” in remote areas
in the State of J & K was fully achieved by the team of “Wander Beyond Boundaries”. The
expedition raised the hopes of civil population about Machhal emerging in tourism map of UT of JK
as an adventure tourism destination.
