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Jammu, March 14
All Jammu Hotels and Lodges Association has rued government apathy in
implementing various tourism related projects in Jammu region, about
which assurances have been held at the highest level. A meeting of the
hoteliers association held here today, under the Chairmanship of its
President Inderjeet Khajuria conveyed its anguish over the government
giving repeated assurances and making announcements about taking in
hand soon of some highly potential tourism related projects in Jammu
region, but doing nothing in practice to implement these assurances
and announcements.
The association brought on record its appreciation earlier about the
concern express by the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over Jammu city
losing its importance and its trade suffering, particularly the
tourism related trades, after the train reaches Katra and Jammu city
loses its status as a gateway to the same. While the Chief Minister
has repeatedly laid emphasis on developing Jammu city and its
surroundings as independent tourist destination, nothing in practice
has been done in this regard and various propose projects are being
delayed inordinately, the hoteliers have complained. Demanding
earliest implementation of three major tourism related projects in
Jammu, as creation of an artificial lake in river Tawi, with provision
for bathing gaths, walkways on one bank and light vehicular road on
the other side, setting up of permanent base camp for Amarnath Yatra
at the site already identified across main Tawi Bridge downside its
left bank, where more than 400 kanals of land is available, remodeling
of general bus stand Jammu, by making it multi storeyed, with
provision for parking slot for light vehicles and shopping complex at
one storey, the association has regretted apathy on the part of the
government in taking these projects in hand at the earliest. The
completion of these projects alone, can change the entire
business scenario of Jammu city, with a large number of tourists and
pilgrims from outside the state making their stay put in the winter
capital of the state, for few days
The association has also demanded that the much promised prestigious
project of Heritage Complex in Mubarak Mandi premises, underground
aquarium at Bagh-e-Bahu, Laying of ropeway between Mubarak Mandi and
Bagh-e-Bahu and from there to Bahu Fort and Mahamaya hill top,
expansion of Manda Wildlife Sanctuary be also taken up in hand and
completed in record time, so that these become operational before the
train reaches Katra. All these projects will offset to a great extent
the loss likely to be suffered by Jammu city with train reaching Katra
and pilgrims travelling direct to that town by passing Jammu city.
Besides Inderjeet Khajuria the meeting was attended by Pawan Gupta,
Gen Secretary, Ajay Gupta, Sr. Vice President, H. S. Manhas, Vice
President, Ajay Suri, Secretary, Vikram Singh, Publicity Secretary,
and Baldev, Treasurer. |
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