Kashmir is witnessing an exponential increase in tourism flow due to the successful campaigns of the J&K Government to attract tourists into the region, an official spokesman said.
According to statistics J&K tourism department, on March 2022 broke the 10-year tourist arrival record in Kashmir, signalling that the tourism industry is finally on the path to recovery.
As per Union tourism ministry, around 1.42 lakh tourists visited J&K during February alone, breaking the seven-year record.
Remarkably, on April 4 this year, the Srinagar International Airport recorded busiest day ever in history, with 15,014 people travelling on 90 flights in and out of Kashmir.
Notably, for the first time, the Ministry of Civil Aviation approved five flights per week between Srinagar and Sharjah.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight on October 23 last year, connecting Jammu and Kashmir with the United Arab Emirates after around 11 years.
To boost adventure tourism, in J&K, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha launched J&K Tourist Village Network under Mission Youth. The initiative is aimed at transforming 75 villages of the UT known for historical, picturesque beauty, and cultural significance into tourist villages.
J&K administration is giving special focus to the tourism sector, and the region has started witnessing significant growth in terms of increased number of tourists and creation of tourism-related infrastructure.
A dedicated focus is also being laid on bringing unexplored religious places of Jammu on the religious tourism map to attract more tourists.
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