Govind Sagar Lake reservoir in
Una and
Bilaspur Districts of
Himachal Pradesh with its 56 km length and nearly 3 km breadth. It offers a variety of water-sports activities in close collaboration with the Directorate tourism and Civil Aviation and Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports. Due to seasonal water level fluctuation, watersports are mainly confined to half of the year i.e. August to January. During this period the activities include
swimming,
surfing,
water-skiing,
kayaking,
rowing,
canoeing, white water
river rafting. Courses are conducted at three levels – beginners, intermediate and advance. For this Tourism Department of
Himachal Pradesh has constructed a huge Water Sports Complex in
Luhnu Ground, Bilaspur with all the boarding, lodging and equipment facilities.
River rafting or white water rafting, as it is also called, is swiftly making Bilaspur a focus for this sport. Non swimmers and novices can also have this thrilling experience in an inflatable rubber dinghy, on some of the gentler rapids. ==See also==