Table 6

Total recreational value of Dal Lake per year

Consumer surplusTotal expenditureAnnual recreational value
Per visitor (A)Visitors per year (B) = (A × 105,048)Per visitor (C)Visitors per year (D) = (C × 105,048)Visitors per year (B + D)
Rs 6,250a (US$ 96.15)*Rs 656,550,000 (US$10,100,769)*Rs 10,066b (US$154.86)*Rs 1,057,413,168b (US$ 16,267,894)*Rs 1,713,963,168 (US$ 26,368,664)*

Note(s): aCalculated based on truncated Poisson Regression model

*1US $ = Rs 65, an average exchange rate of the survey period (July–October) 2017

bWithout the inclusion of time cost

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