Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Apr 3: Reminding the promise made with the people, ex-MLA and NPP State president Balwant Singh Mankotia today asked the Government to develop Karimchi-Mansar as tourist model village.
Addressing a rally at Karimchi of Udhampur district, Mankotia recalled that in 2005, State Government had forwarded a proposal to develop tourist model villages in State with the consent of Central Government. State Government forwarded a proposal to develop Karimchi-Mansar as tourist model village in State but even after passage of 13 years, not a single step has been taken in this regard, he alleged.
He further blamed that the proposal forwarded to fetch the tourist at these places has been deliberately kept in cold store and these spots are waiting for the tourists.
Mankotia claimed that more than 1 crore tourist arrived in Jammu province and less than ten lack tourists visit Kashmir Valley with a major share of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine devotees, Shiv Khori, Shudh Mahadev and other religious places.
“Unfortunately 90 percent funds are utilized in Kashmir region for promotion of tourism while Jammu region gets only peanuts for development of tourism sector resulting into non-development of tourist spots in Jammu region which are more beautiful than Kashmir region and are under develop,” regretted Mankotia.
NPP State president asked the State Government and demanded to develop Karimchi-Mansar as tourist model village and fulfill the promise made with the people of this region.
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