48 Tourist Hotspots Closed to Ensure Safety of Tourists

Tourism freeze in Kashmir

To prevent another provocative strike on tourists by the Pakistan-based terrorist groups, the Jammu and Kashmir government has now decided to shut down at least 48 out of 87 local getaways in different parts of the Kashmir valley.

Most of these locations are in and around Pahalgam in the Anantnag district and areas of North Kashmir. The famous tourist places such as Gurez, Aru valley, Betab Valley, Doodhpathri, and Verinag figure in the list, where tourists have been barred from venturing out, till further notice.

At the same time, the…