Nearly two months after the Pahalgam terror attack, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced on Saturday that more than a dozen tourist places would be reopened in a phased manner from June 17.
More than 50 tourist places in J&K were closed for tourists on April 29 after 26 people were killed in the Pahgam attack on 22 April on 22 April, a security review was pending.
LG, which is in Pahalgam to review the security situation before the Amarnath Yatra starting from July 3, said: “I have ordered to reopen some tourist places in Kashmir and Jammu Divisions, which were temporarily closed as precautionary measures.” He said that the destinations reopening on June 17 are the parks in Betb Valley, Parkalgam Market, Verinag Garden, Cokeranag Garden and Achbal Garden.
Other destinations to reopen in a phased manner include Badamwari Park, Duck Park, Takdar Park in Srinagar, Sarthal, Katua, Dhagar, Devi Pindi, Siyad Baba, Sula Park in Rasi, Sula Park, Guldand and Jai Valley in Doda and Panchari in Udhampur.
On the arrangement of Amarnath Yatra, LG Sinha said, “In the last few years, we have increased many features for yatras. The path of the cave is widespread and we have also increased connectivity for the region. The ability and quality of living arrangements for the Yatris has also improved.”
LG also reviewed the progress of Disaster Management Center and Yatri Niwas at Nanwan Base Camp, Pahgam.
Earlier, Sinha visited the residence of Syed Adil Hussain in Anantnag, Poniwala hit an appointment letter to his wife Gulnaz Akhtar. Soon after, the ruling National Conference announced that the appointment letter was already prepared by the Fisheries Department.
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In a post on X, NC chief spokesperson Tanveer Sadiq said, “In moments of pain, politics should make way for compassion, and the government should respect its word.” Sadiq said, “We thank LG Saheb for handing over the job order which was already prepared by the Fisheries Department, a department under the elected government led by Minister Javed Dar,” Sadiq said.
He said, “This reflects the maturity and responsibility shown by the elected government, we did not allow Egos to come on the way, but stood with our commitment to Adil’s family in our moment of grief,” he said.
Sadiq highlighted that the state government had earlier given similar appointment letters to the families of those killed in Pakistan.
Sadiq, an MLA from Sadiq, said, “The CM was individually distributed by the CM personally (affected) families individually (affected) to the families (affected) families individually (affected).
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