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| J&K to become all season tourist destination: Omar | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21– “Tourism is the back bone of the economy of the Jammu and Kashmir State and the glorious historical role of people of Kashmir to give new dimension to world tourism is hard reality and same cannot be erased by few adverse incidents which crippled this industry during last two decades”, said Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah while interacting with representatives associated with tourism sector at an impressive function held at Grand Palace organized by Travel Agents Society of Kashmir. Omar Abdullah agreed with the representative of tourist trade that rumours spread and exaggerated through international media regarding presence of Taliban in Kashmir has affected tourist arrivals to some extent but at the same time he complimented Tourism Minister Rigzin Jora for refuting these rumours vehemently. He said the press communication helped at National and International level to restore the confidence of the tourist destined to come to Kashmir valley.
On the occasion, Minister for Tourism Jora, Minister of State for Toruism, Nasir Aslam Wani, Political Advisor to Chief Minister Davinder Rana, Secretary Tourism Tanveer Jehan, Director Information Farooq Renzu, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Mehraj Kakroo, Director Tourism, Farooq Shah, President Travel Agents Society, Kashmir Abdul Khaliq Wangnoo, Mubin Shah, Nazir Bakshi and other distinguished personalities from tourism, Industries and Commerce.
Omar Abdullah said that he is himself daily monitoring the arrival position of the tourists and he has himself detected that now flow of tourists arriving from our own country, neighboring countries, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, other eastern countries and Central Asia, is increasing, While as, tourist arrival graph from west is simultaneously showing sharp decline. He said this is the time for tourism department to concentrate on this shift of tourist flow and play its role in attracting people from these countries by launching publicity campaign.
During the interaction, the Chief Minister said that livelihood of lakh of people is associated with this trade. He further stated that during last two decades this industry was worst hit as a result of which not only big houses associated with this trade but the tour operators, hotel owners, shikara and Houseboat owners, artisans associated with handicrafts, cottage industry received colossal economic setbacks. Therefore time has come to re-built tourist infrastructure in such a manner so that besides having international compatibility this sector shall be able to regain all the losses which this industry has suffered during recent past.
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