Dharamshala, Oct. 29 -- The tourist sector, which contributed 7.8% to Himachal's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in 2024-25, is facing growing risks from declining snowfall and extreme weather events in the state, states the Himachal Pradesh Human Development Report 2025, released on Monday.

The report, prepared by the Himachal Pradesh government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), outlined that these risks reduce visitor inflows and threaten hospitality-dependent livelihoods.

Disasters have become a recurring feature of the monsoon season in Himachal in recent years, causing extensive damage to life and property across the state. This year too, excessive rains wreaked havoc in the hill state. The re...