The tension brewing between India and Pakistan following the airstrike ‘Sindoor’ on nine terror-linked sites in Pakistan and PoK in response to the Pahalgam terror attack has taken its toll on tourism in Amritsar district, which borders Pakistan. Reports indicate a significant decline in tourism, with at least a 70 per cent dip in footfall of devotees at Golden Temple.
Normally, Golden Temple attracts between 1 to 1.25 lakh visitors from around the globe daily, with numbers often doubling during special occasions and weekends. However, due to the current situation, over 80 per cent of bookings in the SGPC-run sarais (inns) have been cancelled, according to SGPC sarai manager Gurpreet Singh.
“The outstation devotees who were already…