Tourism Sees Three Fold Jump In Valley This Year

Between November 2019 to March 2020, only 36,728 tourists visited the valley.

Jammu And Kashmir has been high on the list for the tourists, even during Covid times. More than a lakh tourist visited the valley just before the second wave hit India in the end of April, data from the home ministry has said. The footfall, as per the ministry, was a three-fold jump compared to the last season. Between November 2019 to March 2020, only 36,728 tourists visited the valley. However, the footfall saw a huge rise between November 2020 to April 2021, when as many as 1,13,010 tourists visited here. Both the Centre and the Union Territory administration have been making efforts to promote tourism in the valley.