patna to experience the thrill of life and explore the unexplored grounds youngsters from urban as well as rural areas of the state are taking to adventure sports these days activities like cycling trekking para sailing para gliding rock climbing hot air balloon rides various kinds of water sports in the ganga like boat riding kayaking and banana ride are gaining popularityseveral organisations like the national adventure foundation bihar chapter sport climbing association of bihar sarvangin vikas samiti and bihar eco adventure camp are actively supporting the youths to nurture their talent through various kinds of adventure sportsapart from these organisations various water parks amusement parks lakes and dams developed by the bihar state tourism development corporation bstdc are offering adventurous water sport facilities where both young and elderly throng especially in summer to enjoy the thrill and excitementadventure sports which include water sport activities are now being organised on regular basis in major events organised by the state government hot air balloon ride parasailing gliding river rafting and kayaking are now major attractions at harihar kshetra mela rajgir mahotsav baudh mahotav in bodh gaya and sitamarhi mahotsav trekking and para gliding are done at valmikinagar also even various sainik schools also hold adventure sports activities as part of their curriculum daya shankar mishra director bihar chapter of national adventure foundation said the foundation also oragnises activities like trekking rock climbing para sailing for rural youths in districts like bhojpur sasaram gaya and darbhanga mishra addedthe bihar eco adventure camp at barabar caves in jehanabad district is also a delight for adventure sports lovers of bihar we conduct and facilitate adventure sport activities like hiking night trekking rappelling backpacking archery star gazing nature education camps and outbound training programmes to promote a spirit of adventure among the youth said purushottam prakash who manages the adventure campit was an out of the world experience for me and my four friends at the adventure camp located at barabar caves the entire trekking package was thrilling said ankit sinha an engineering studentthe barabar hill caves are the oldest surviving rockcut caves in india dating from the maurya empire 322185 bce some with ashokan inscriptions located in the makhdumpur region of jehanabad district there are three manmade caves behind barabar and nagarjuni hills gopika vadathika and vapiyaka where night trekking is done both young and elderly throng the caves to have a firsthand experience of these adventure activities manish saidthe bstdc has provided adventurous water sports activities at amawaman lake a picturesque natural reservoir at bettiah in west champaran district once used for idol immersion the lake is the states first adventure sport site parasailing banana bumper zorbing ball kayaking sofa bumper jet skiing floating jetty speed boat peddle boat and floating promenade are available at the lake siteadventure sports activities are offered by jalalpur fuun adventure sports situated at gangajal tola north of j p setu in patna where sports activities like artificial climbing parasailing sky cycling tyre wall climbing and