Kashmir tourism industry has suffered a massive Rs 1166.81 crore loss in the last one year due both to the situation post abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Tourism Department has quoted this figure in reply to a query made under RTI Act by rights activist MM Shuja. The reply states that there were only 17,874 tourist arrivals in Kashmir during 2020. It says that the data compiled by the department shows “drastic decline in tourist footfall due to COVID-19 pandemic and…
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