DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjebm.2025.v12i11.005

Pages: 308-316

Tourism in Himachal Pradesh depends heavily on safe roads, reliable energy systems, stable slopes, functioning hotels and homestays and visitor confidence in destination safety. Yet the state’s mountainous terrain and increasing exposure to climate-induced hazards make tourism infrastructure highly vulnerable to landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, heavy rainfall, heatwaves, water stress and energy supply interruptions. This study examines the relationship between tourism infrastructure, landslide susceptibility and disaster risk in Himachal Pradesh. The study analyses district-wise landslide, cloudburst and flash flood incidents in 2023 and evaluates their implications for road access, tourist safety, business continuity, maintenance costs, energy reliability and local livelihoods. The findings show that landslides were the most widespread hazard in 2023, with 5,480 recorded incidents, led by Kullu and Shimla, while flash floods and cloudbursts showed distinct district-level patterns. It further argues that disaster risk in Himachal Pradesh’s tourism sector is not only a natural hazard problem, it is also an infrastructure governance problem. Resilient tourism requires landslide susceptibility mapping, climate-sensitive road planning, early warning systems, disaster-preparedness protocols, stable energy supply, sustainable construction practices, community participation and destination-specific risk management. It concludes that tourism infrastructure must be planned as climate-resilient public infrastructure rather than as isolated visitor facilities.