{"id":30625,"date":"2025-03-07T11:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30625"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T03:27:14","slug":"bangus-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bangus-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangus Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bangus Valley Latest News\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday (March 6, 2025) announced a new set of rules for Bangus, a far-off tourist spot near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, in a bid to promote it as an ecotourism destination.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bangus Valley<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lying within the Trans-Himalayan area, Bangus is a unique ecological combination comprising a mountain biome, which includes a grassland biome with flora at lower altitudes; and Taiga or Coniferous forest.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The valley which lies at an altitude of around 10,000 ft. above sea level is in the northern part of district Kupwara within the Handwara sub District.<\/li>\n<li>Occupying an estimated area of 300 sq. km, the principal valley locally known as Bodh Bangus (Big Bangus) consists of a linear elliptical bowl aligned along the east-west axis.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The valley is surrounded by Rajwar and Mawar in the east, Shamasbury and Dajlungun Mountains in the west and Chowkibal and Karnah Guli in the north.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A smaller valley known as Lokut Bangus (Small Bangus) lies on the north-eastern side of the main valley.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Both the valleys have level green meadows surrounded by low-lying mountains covered with dense Coniferous forests (budloo) and a stream flowing through them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trans Himalayan Range<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Trans-Himalayas, also known as the Tibetan Himalayas, lie north of the Great Himalayan Range and extend approximately 1,600 km.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Comprising major ranges like Zanskar, Ladakh, Kailash, and Karakoram, this region is characterized by arid plateaus, high-altitude passes, and cold deserts.<\/li>\n<li>It holds ecological significance and serves as a boundary between the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bangus Valley FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> Where is Bangus Valley located?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans. <\/strong>Bangus Valley is situated in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, near the Line of Control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. <\/strong>What is Bangus Valley famous for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans. <\/strong>Bangus Valley is known for its natural beauty, including lush meadows, mountains, and streams, making it ideal for trekking, camping, and nature exploration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/jk-govt-to-promote-bangus-valley-near-loc-as-ecotourism-destination\/article69298562.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangus Valley is a serene and lesser-known destination in Jammu and Kashmir, India, renowned for its lush meadows and rich biodiversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30625","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}