Shimla, April 7 -- Emphasising the tourist safety, the Kullu district administration on Monday issued directions to adoptzero-tolerance policy against substance abuse for pilots and operators engaged in river rafting along with setting up of a single window counter system.

Under the single-window counter all rafting bookings shall be processed exclusively through the authorised system. The aim is to curb overbooking and overcharging.

The directions were issued by the Kullu deputy commissioner and chairman of the river rafting regulatory committee, Anurag Chandra Sharma, during the meeting of the regulatory committee. The meeting was held to review adventure activities, particularly river rafting, operating within the district which was ...