Kashmir, 23/5: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said they have identified 300 new destinations to promote green tourism, small and medium enterprises, youth and women entrepreneurs and involve local communities to support sustainable tourism.
This Himalayan region is blessed to have 55 per cent green and forest cover and last year alone we planted 16 million trees to give a renewed push to green tourism and to provide new getaways and stunning eco-destinations for the domestic and international travellers,” he said, here, in his address to a tourism working group meeting of the G20 grouping of the world’s largest economies.
“Tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir has been accorded the status of the industry and all fiscal incentives as per our industrial policy and I can tell you, we are receiving massive investment proposals from the industries in the hospitality sector,” Sinha said and added through this empowered gathering, he invites the world to Jammu and Kashmir.
“Give us a chance to host you and, for you, to know us. Come, enjoy and rejuvenate yourself,” he said.
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