J-K: Militant attacks, floods leave Bhaderwah deserted; locals seek action

The tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmirs Bhaderwah region is facing an unprecedented downturn with popular tourist spots remaining deserted due to recent militant attacks and natural calamities like cloudbursts and flash floodsLocal residents heavily reliant on tourism for their livelihoods are urging the government to intervene and revive the industryYasir a local dependent on tourism said Ive been working in tourism sector for the last 810 years Ive never seen such conditions in the last eight years In the past two years the situation has been dire You can see the silence here After the Pahalgam attack there were absolutely zero tourists for two and a half months Then after the summer season arrived 30 per cent of our tourists came here However after that many people suffered losses due to cloudbursts and flash floods in Kishtwar No one wants to come here anymoreHe further urged the MLA to address the issue of Bhaderwahs tourism in the Assembly and organise festivals to boost tourismI want our MLA to raise the issue of Bhaderwah in the upcoming Assembly session We dont want government jobs The issue of tourism must be raised in the Assembly I want to request the CO to organise a festival here that will attract peopleAnother local added I came to Guldanda People used to come here to enjoy and be happy But today it feels deserted The recent flash floods have caused significant damage to the tourism sector Previously lakhs of tourists visited the area but today its completely deserted The local youth used to support themselves through the tourism sector but now they are jobless I request that the tourism sector be revived as soon as possibleBJP leader Daleep Singh Parihar criticised the delay in completing the gondola project in Bhaderwah and accused authorities of neglecting Bhaderwah leading to a decline in tourism and financial strain on local hoteliersThe gondola project which has been under construction for three years hasnt been completed Bhaderwah is being neglected Whats the reason Why is there discrimination Our hoteliers are suffering They built hotels by taking loans and now they are suffering because of the decline in tourism Bhaderwahs problems are my personal problems Well do our best to resolve them This department is under the control of CM Omar Abdullah When the Assembly first met I mentioned that the Bhaderwah Constituency is the most beautiful he saidHe added Every CM who has been elected has been from Kashmir all the CMs who have been elected have been from Kashmir Theyve never looked here There was damage due to floods and heavy rains No one from the NCP Congress or PDP came The BJP workers remained on the move They listened to the peoples sorrows They delivered supplies to the people and conveyed their demands to the governmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever