J&K tourism sector sinks in Covid 2nd wave, govt announces Rs 3 crore relief package

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced a Rs 3 crore relief package for people employed in the tourism industry amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a Rs 3 crore relief package for people employed in the tourism industry, which has been severely impacted by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The tourism industry in Kashmir has suffered consecutive losses for the past three years, with the first lockdown, announced in 2019 during the repeal of Article 370, followed by the summers of the previous two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.