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190
m pound ski resort may open in Himalayas in 2012 Mumbai:
The first major ski resort in the Himalayas could be open by 2012 and attract
up to two million people a year, its Indian developers have said. The 190 million
pound Himalayan Ski Village (HSV) in the Dhauladhar region will cover 6,000 acres
of mountainside with five miles of lifts and four hotels with 500 five-star rooms.
The team behind the project includes Alfred Ford, the great-grandson of Henry
Ford, the automobile pioneer. Funds have been raised from private investors, most
of whom work in the City of London. According to The Telegraph, the group's ultimate
aim is to host the Winter Olympics. The resort's developers are, however,facing
opposition from villagers of the Himachal valley who claim their traditional lifestyle
will be hit by the influx of tourists. The Bharatiya Janata Party is also opposed
to the resort. "We are against the proposed project as it will take away our rights
on natural resources, livelihood and deteriorate the environment," the paper quoted
Maheshwar Singh, a former MP from the BJP, as saying. "It's against local culture
and it hurts the sentiments of the people, the majority of whom are dependent
upon natural resources for their livelihood. The proposed project would force
the locals to migrate to other areas," he added. -June
12, 2009 Go
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