# Uttarakhand plans climate-first growth, ecotourism push by 2047 2026-08-07T11:47:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Uttarakhand will put climate resilience at the centre of its long-term development plan, according to Dr Manoj Kumar Pant, director of planning for the state government. "In all our future planning, we will have to put climate at the centre of the discussion," he said in an episode of The Times of India's Uttarakhand Forward 2.0 series. Pant outlined a Vision 2047 that aims to reduce distress migration by creating livelihoods in hill and rural areas through better connectivity and technology, including the concept of "work from the hills." Separately, Prasanna Kumar Patro, managing director of the Uttarakhand Ecotourism Development Corporation, laid out a green tourism roadmap focused on small, low-impact destinations and local community participation. Patro called for a shift from mass tourism to "value tourism" and said new destinations should be "less capital intensive, less carbon footprint" to reduce pressure on popular spots while spreading benefits to remote areas. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: climate resilience, development roadmap, Manoj Pant, migration, Uttarakhand, Vision 2047 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-planning-chief-unveils-2047-roadmap-with-climate-focus/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-planning-chief-unveils-2047-roadmap-with-climate-focus/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.