Kargil being developed as ideal tourist destination

New Delhi: Union Tourism Ministry is
developing Kargil, the scene of the 1999 Indo-Pak conflict,
into an ideal tourist destination with an investment of Rs
484.47 lakh.

Besides, it is also developing the Drass-Panikhar and
Drass-Sankhoo sections at an investment of Rs 241.70 lakh and
Rs 472.32 lakh, respectively.
Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said funds for the
development of these places have been placed during the
Eleventh Plan period.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha, she also said Tourism
Ministry has asked the state governments to deploy police at
tourist spots in order to ensure security of tourists.

Bureau Report