TOURISM PUSH
In this autumn season Kashmir is all set to welcome the tourists and the efforts by the stakeholders along with the government have resulted in a fresh trickle of tourists here.
Government has in the recent past taken slew of measures to bring back tourists after the two waves of pandemic including conducting road shows and conferences in the places where tourists are expecting to go to Kashmir.
Recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha visited “The Paradise Fest” organized to celebrate World Tourism Week here. The tourism department has coined a new theme for this festival under title Aao Kashmir and they think that it will increase the footfall of tourists during this autumn season and also in the winter season.
He inspected a number of stalls displayed by various entrepreneurs, NGOs, Educational and training institutes from Kashmir. He also interacted with the owners of the stalls which portrayed local Art & crafts, traditional products, textiles, local food, educational and training institutes, paintings, souvenirs for tourists, and many more.
He said that the central and UT governments are working with special focus to develop the UT of Jammu and Kashmir with best possible infrastructure and facilities in every sector.
With the completion of ambitious roads and highway projects going on in the UT, the tourism industry and economy of J&K will flourish.
