Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: Hotel Association Katra today held an interactive session at Gulmarg in Srinagar with the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Union Minister for Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma was also present.
While speaking during the session, Senior Vice President Hotel & Restaurant Association, Katra emphasized on diverting more than one crore pilgrims who visit the Vaishno Devi every year to other tourist destinations of the state.
Wazir said that Good transport facility in the shape of High quality buses from Katra-Srinagar,Katra-Pahalgam, Katra-Bhaderwah, Katra-Patnitop, Sanasar, Katra-Buda Amarnath, Katra-Shiv Khori, Katra Gulmarg etc. and vice versa be started at the earliest so that whosoever visits Katra visits whole state.
He discussed in detail the problems being faced by the Tourism/Hotel Industry and emphasized for extending and giving all industrial benefits which are prevalent at present to Industries in the State, to Tourism industry / Sector as well including subsidized power tariff, tax holidays etc.
Wazir emphasized for al round Improvement in the infrastructure at Katra like sanitation, roads, good drainage system, cleanliness etc. at Katra and asked for up gradation of places of tourist interest around Katra like Devi Pendian, Aghar jitto, Baba Dhansar, Sear baba, Deva Mai, Shiv Khori, Sukrala, Surinsar, Mansar etc. viz a viz opening of old traditional route of Katra Vaishnodevi by making a small bridge at Bamyal and up gadation of road bifurcating from Highway, at jagti to Bamyal.
Chief Mininster Mufti Mohammad Sayeed listened to the problems highlighted by Wazir and assured that he will try to sort all issues within possible time. |
