Govt mulls opening Net facility at tourist spots

Tribune News Services
Srinagar, October 12

The authorities in Kashmir are mulling to provide Internet facilities to the visitors at the tourist spots.

The decision to open the Internet facilities at the tourist spots comes after the J&K government lifted the travel advisory for the tourists visiting Kashmir.

Prior to the scrapping of Article 370 and 35A and downgrading the J&K state into two union territories, the government had, on August 2, issued a security advisory asking the tourists and visitors to the Kashmir to leave the place within two days, citing “terror” threats.

“This week, the travel advisory to tourists issued in August 2019 has been lifted. Tourists are welcome to visit the state and they will be facilitated for their visit. Internet facilities are being opened in tourist places to assist tourists wanting to access the Internet,” J&K Government spokesman Rohit Kansal said.

He added that the details about providing the Internet facilitation to the tourists were being worked out with the divisional as well as the district authorities concerned in Kashmir, which include the authorities at the Pahalgam as well as Gulmarg resorts. Officials in the Tourism Department said they were yet to be informed by the government about the modalities of opening the Internet access at the tourist spots.

“These details would be known in just a couple of days that how to provide Internet facilities to the tourists,” Kansal elaborated.