Mumbai: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed arrived here today to promote the state as a prime tourist destination and shooting location for movies.
"Sayeed arrived in Mumbai where he will hold discussions with tour and travel operators and bigwigs of Bollywood film industry so that they are able to rediscover the state as a prime tourist destination and ideal location for shooting of national and international films," an official spokesperson said.
He said that Sayeed is scheduled to hold interactive sessions with leading tour and travel operators at a city hotel this afternoon after which he would be meeting leading names in the Indian film industry over dinner tonight.
Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister Haseeb A Drabu and Minister for Information Technology Imran Ansari along with some senior officials of the state government are accompanying the Chief Minister on this trip.
After Mumbai, Sayeed will visit Ahmedabad on Saturday, followed by New Delhi a day later where he will hold discussions with tour and travel operators to increase footfall of tourists into the state.
