Uttarakhand amended the Uttarakhand River Rafting / Kayaking Rule 5-1 (2014) for the second time. In 2015, permit application submission period was revised for all rivers. And the rules were same for all the rivers. Although, in 2016, the submission period has also been revised, the rules are not same for all the rivers. A special season has been earmarked for submitting the permit application for commercial rafting in Ganga.
Have a look at the amended Rule 5:
Rule and Sub-rule No
Sub-rule Topic
Uttarakhand River Rafting / Kayaking Rules 2014
Uttarakhand River Rafting / Kayaking Rules 2015
Uttarakhand River Rafting / Kayaking Rules 2016
A period defined in the advertisement given by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) Other rivers: any month5-1Permit Application Submission PeriodAprilApril or
Ganga river: July 1-31
