Gurez, 3 others to follow after snow clearance
JAMMU: After a thorough security review and discussion, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday has ordered the reopening of more tourist spots in Kashmir and Jammu Divisions, which were temporarily closed as precautionary measures.
11 tourist spots in Kashmir Division- Yousmarg and Doodhpathri in Budgam; Dandipora Park in Kokernag, Anantnag; Peer Ki Gali, Dubjan and Padpawan in Shopian; Astanpora and Tulip Garden in Srinagar; Thajwas Glacier and Hung Park in Ganderbal and Wullar/ Watlab in Baramulla to be reopened immediately.
Three tourist spots in Jammu Division- Devi Pindi in Reasi, Mahu Mangat in Ramban and Mughal Maidan in Kishtwar to be reopened immediately.
Three sites in Kashmir Division- Gurez and Athwatoo in Bandipora, Bangus in Kupwara and One site in Jammu Division- Ramkund in Ramban will be reopened once snow gets cleared.
These tourist spots, along with several others, were closed after the terror attack in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam, in which 26 innocent people, including 25 tourists and a local pony owner, were gunned down.
The attack was carried out by Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.
The attack outraged the entire nation, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the armed forces a free hand to avenge the terror outrage.
Under ‘Operation Sindoor’, the Indian armed forces carried out strikes deep inside Pakistan without crossing the border. Terror infrastructure in Muredki near Lahore, Bahawalpur, Muzaffarabad and other places was destroyed in these strikes without targeting the military installations in Pakistan. The strikes were carried out under ‘Operation Sindoor’.
Pakistan escalated the tension by attacking civilian facilities in J&K. A mosque, a temple and a gurudwara were destroyed, and 14 civilians were killed in Pakistani shelling in Poonch district.
