Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, July 31: Kargil in Ladakh region is gradually evolving as a new tourist destination and is catering more than 3 lakh tourist annually.
Many new destinations have evolved within Kargil and the hottest of all is visit to Hunderman Brok, the last village on LoC and one of the youngest villages of Independent India.
Slowly the village came into limelight and people started visiting the place to have a firsthand view of the LoC and one of the villages across LoC– Brolmo, which is visible from Hunderman. This has started boosting business for the local taxi owners and a small tea stall has come up there.
The owner of the tea Stall Mohammad Younus said that it is now 4 years when he has opened the tea stall with some dry fruits and apricot oil but he later started with a new idea and kept some binoculars for which he charges Rs 30 per person. It has proved to be a profitable business for me, he added.
Every day 20 to 25 taxis visit the place with guests. Mohammad Khan a travel Agent from Leh (Ladakh), said that Hunderman is the top most priority of domestic tourist and this has become a hot cake amongst the travel agents to sell. This has created more employment and will always help in generating more and more avenues for the local populace, he added.
A domestic tourist told that he is blessed to see those places where our soldiers fought during Kargil war and we used to see these places in television only. This is the most memorable day in my life to see a Pakistani village with my open eyes, he added.
It is pertinent to mention here that Tourism in Kargil is getting its momentum and the local association of tour operators i.e. All Kargil Tours & Travels Association is working day and night to promote this place while as young net savvy from Kargil are also using the social media platform to promote the place on social media.
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