Speed up work on Tawi beautification, demands industry

Our Correspondent

Jammu, April 19

Members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Jammu, have met J&K Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and urged him to expedite the work on Tawi river bank and creation of a freshwater lake to attract more tourists to the city.

CCI president Arun Gupta said the work on the Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex was going on at a snail’s pace. “We requested the administration that the project should also be expedited and the light and sound system should also be made operational at the earliest.”

Gupta also requested that Patnitop should be developed as a tourist hub for which it was necessary to allow commercial activities on the pattern of Gulmarg and Pahalgam.

He apprised the Chief Secretary that Jammu held a great potential for pilgrims and tourists which remained untapped till now. “The Pir Panjal region of Jammu has a vast potential for tourism, but it has been neglected so far. We request the administration to develop places such as Poonch and Rajouri districts. Similarly, religious places like Shiv Khori, Mata Vaishno Devi, Sudh Mahadev and tourist places like Patnitop and Sanasar should be connected by improving road infrastructure,” he said.

Historical lakes like Mansar and Surinsar should also be developed on modern lines to attract tourists, he said.

Gupta also pointed out that for the past three decades, the Jammu Development Authority had not established any commercial area or residential colony.

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