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| Manasbal missing tourist influx, locals blame official apathy | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 30 ; At a time when all previous records of tourist inflow into the valley are set to be broken, the famous tourist resort of Mansbal is craving for tourists. Incidentally the tourist resort hardly finds any mention in the promotional programme of the Tourism Department in the valley. "Despite being very close to Srinagar city, we don't find any tourists except a few traveling here."a tourist guide told, adding that the beautiful lake resort was being ignored by the state establishment.Local businessmen told that at a time when tourists are being reportedly accommodated in civil facilities at Srinagar owing to huge rush, most of the huts and other accommodations in Mansbal remain unoccupied. "We blame Tourism Department for not promoting Mansbal as an attractive tourist destination. You can't expect tourists to come here of their own. Tourism Department had the responsibility to give a wide publicity to this lake resort", a local restaurant owner told.
He alleged that the state Tourism Department had constructed a hut with eight rooms after spending crores of rupees, but only for Ministers and bureaucrats. "You won't find any person having been posted there. Some local municipal daily wagers take care of it." he added. Meanwhile some local visitors who had come for a picnic said that the lone JKTDC Cafeteria at the resort was virtually shut when they had gone there to take lunch today. "The cafeteria is so filthy that anybody can catch infection within minutes of stay there. I dont understand how are they can deal with the tourists", a teacher of a private school said after refusing to take meals there.
Locals alleged that even the development authority has not been able to develop the resort the way they (locals) were expecting. Meanwhile, the Managing Director JKTDC, Satish Nehru rubbished the allegations and said that he had himself visited Mansbal a couple of days back and found everything in order. "Some people don't want to pay, hence make false complaints. They should have approached the General Manager or even me if there was any inconvenience caused to them", asserted Nehru. |
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