He said Tourism Department will also organise a ‘night bazaar’ (market) and cultural shows at the Gulmarg bowl so that the tourists have wider range of activities to choose from.
“If the snow accumulation is in the range of four to five feet, we will also add snow skiing to the events of the carnival,” Zahoor said.
People associated with tourism and travel trade in Kashmir are hopeful that a good spell of snowfall will help them tide over part of the losses suffered during the summer unrest in the Valley.
“The tourism related activities came to a standstill post-July due to the unrest in Kashmir. As the situation is getting back to normal, we hope the tourists will visit this winter to enjoy snowfall,” Mohammad Shoaib, a travel agent, said.
He said low airfares to and from Kashmir should also attract more tourists to visit the valley.
Fresh snowfall in Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir started this morning while many parts of the valley were lashed by light to moderate rainfall.
The weatherman has forecast wet weather including light to moderate snowfall over the next three days in Kashmir.
From Agencies, Feature image courtesy cheapairetickets
