Excelsior Correspondent
BHADERWAH, June 9: Hundreds of tourists are visiting Padri meadow on inter State Bhaderwah-Chamba Road in Jammu and Kashmir everyday, as when the plains are experiencing scorching heat, visitors are finding solace in cool breeze while playing on snow at this emerging tourist destination of Bhadarwah valley.
Padri meadow, which is just 40 kilometers from Bhaderwah town has lately emerged as the darling of visitors because of its proximity with the snow filled Asha-Pati glacier, mighty Kailash hills and easy access of snow that too in the month of June.
Domestic tourists termed it as the most amazing and unbelievable moment in their life, when they visit for the first time saw and touched snow at Padri meadow that too during peak summer season. Tourists captured these beautiful moments in their cameras and were spotted dancing and sledging on the snow out of thrill and excitement.
“This is like a dream come true as cool breeze is blowing and I am touching snow for the first time in my life. I have never seen such a beautiful valley in the lap of mesmerizing snow peaked mountains. It is like a fairy tale and I would love to come here again and again”, said a tourist from Pune, Kalyani Digay.
“We came straight from 45 degree temperature and we were being told that it is practically impossible to find snow at this time of the year but to our pleasant surprise, we not only touched the snow but we are playing with it since three hours and for this I can’t believe my luck”, said another tourist from Bihar, Neeta Kumari.
“This season has started with a positive note, as we have been receiving a minimum of 50 tourist busses every day, which is really unprecedented and another positive thing is that we are receiving guests from every nook and corner of India, that clearly shows tourism industry is growing leafs and bounds in Bhadarwah Valley”, said CEO Bhaderwah Development Authority (BDA), Bal Krishan.
All the hotels and guest houses are running packed as I have been reviewing the progress every day, he said, adding that by the grace of God things are moving in right direction and efforts of stake holders have started yielding results.
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