Pakistan-administered Kashmir Ganga Peak, a high hill tourist destination in Bagh District, has reduced for the first time this time due to climate change snowfall Because of this, listen annually Festival I Ice hockey Could not be played.
An annual snow festival was organized by the Department of Tourism and Sports at Ganga Peak, which is 9,990 feet above sea level.
There are two ways to reach Ganga Peak from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, in which the first route is from Islam to Kohala, Muzaffarabad, Srinagar on the Chakothi highway via Dhani Saran, Sidhangali, Chikar to reach Ganga Peak.
The land distance from this route is 186 km, which covers a distance of five hours.
Another way to reach Ganga Peak is from Islamabad to Kohala and from there on Shahrah Bagh to Manasa, Chamyati, Dhirkot, Ghaziabad, then Arja to Bagh Shahr to reach Ganga Peak via Sadhan Street.
The journey takes four hours and covers a distance of 160 km.
Tourists from Pakistan and around the world flock to this area in February to attend this annual snow festival at Ganga Peak.
The annual sports competitions of Gangachoti Snow Festival include skiing, ice volleyball, snowboarding, snow drifting, snow sliding, ice martial arts.
Cultural sports include gatga, tug-of-war, sack race.
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For the first time in history, the government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir had announced that an ice hockey tournament would be held at the Ganga Peak Snow Festival, but due to climate change, this time, the snowfall on the Ganga Peak has been very less than usual. Due to the rapid increase in temperature, the snow has also melted rapidly due to which ice hockey could not be played here.
More than 35 athletes participated in various events of Snow Festival.
The team of Neelam Skiing Club was declared the winner in the ice skiing competition, the most popular sport held at Ganga Peak.
The players who achieved prominent positions in the game were also awarded with cash prizes and trophies by the government.
A cultural show was also organized on the final day of the four-day Ganga Snow Festival in which local artists performed their art.
Rhythmic songs were performed by local singers to which the tourists also performed traditional dances.
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2024-08-07 03:58:01
