New Delhi, Feb 2: Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel today revealed in the Parliament that since the abrogation of Special Status of Jammu and Kashmir, over 84,000 tourists visited Kashmir Valley.
In response to a question, the Union Minister said that since August 2019, 84,326 tourists have visited Kashmir.
He said among 87,94,837 tourist who visited Jammu this period 76,80,775 were pilgrims.
The Minister further revealed 100,931 tourist visited Ladakh since August 2019. (KNT)
The situation of Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting Kashmir with rest of the States, witness frequent closure especially in the winter season, thus leaving the people of Kashmir to face hardships. However, during the closure of the road, the air ticket rates go up unprecedently while the prices of essentials in the markets too […]