Bir-Billing’s deadly skies expose alarming safety gaps

Back-to-back paragliding incidents at Himachal's Bir-Billing, including the recent death of a tourist from Greater Noida, have brought safety arrangements, rescue infrastructure and emergency preparedness at the adventure destination under scrutiny. Available figures show that 17 pilots lost their lives in around 30 paragliding accidents at Bir-Billing over the past decade, up to November 2026.