Gujjars, Bakerwals start seasonal migration

JAMMU: With the temperature beginning to rise in the plains of the Jammu region, nomadic Gujjar and Bakerwal tribes have started seasonal migration towards the UPPER reaches of the Shivalik, Pirpanjal and Trikuta mountains in the north-western Himalayas.

Summer time: Nomads start migration with their flocks of sheep towards the north-western Himalayas due to rise in temperature in the planes of Jammu. TRIBUNE photo: INDERJEET Singh

With the temperature beginning to rise in the plains of the Jammu region, nomadic Gujjar and Bakerwal tribes have started seasonal migration towards the upper reaches of the Shivalik, Pirpanjal and Trikuta mountains in the north-western Himalayas.

The tradition of seasonal tribal migration has been surviving since centuries and nomadic tribes MAINLY the Gujjar and Bakerwal people migrate to their summer destinations in the first week of April every year. They reach their destinations after 40 to 45 days of travel.