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Large number of tourists in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 11: The famous boulevard road flanking the Dal Lake is swarming with tourists and hotels and houseboats are full and shops are doing brisk business.
Srinagar, July 11: The famous boulevard road flanking the Dal Lake is swarming with tourists and hotels and houseboats are full and shops are doing brisk business.
The scene reminds one of the times when Kashmir used to bustle with tourism business 14 years back before militancy took roots disturbing the socio-economic scenario of the
'Paradise on Earth'.
With the tourist season is at its peak, the indicators point to revival of the industry which formed back-bone of Valley economy till 1989. Altaf used to have full bookings, most of time in advance, before the militancy and within four summer months he would earn lakhs of rupees, enough to properly sustain his family for the rest of the year.
"Most of the house boats are again full this season," says Abdul Rashid, who has two such boat-houses anchored in the Dal Lake. To attract more tourists, the house-boat owners and hoteliers have offered discount packages, reducing the costs up to 50 per cent.
Bureau Report
With the tourist season is at its peak, the indicators point to revival of the industry which formed back-bone of Valley economy till 1989. Altaf used to have full bookings, most of time in advance, before the militancy and within four summer months he would earn lakhs of rupees, enough to properly sustain his family for the rest of the year.
"Most of the house boats are again full this season," says Abdul Rashid, who has two such boat-houses anchored in the Dal Lake. To attract more tourists, the house-boat owners and hoteliers have offered discount packages, reducing the costs up to 50 per cent.
Bureau Report