Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai on Monday chaired a meeting to take stock of arrangements being put in place by the Tourism Department for upcoming tourist season.
Commissioner Secretary Tourism Rigzian Samphael, DirectorTourism Kashmir Nisar Ahmad Wani, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and ExecutiveEngineers of different Tourism Development Authorities of Kashmir divisionattended the meeting.
On the occasion, Advisor Ganai underscored the need for thecreation of enough public convenience facilities at tourist locations so thatthe visitors do not face any inconvenience. He advocated creation ofcost-efficient, eco-friendly lavatory blocks at these places. He also tooksuggestions from the CEOs for increasing tourist footfall.
He directed the officials that dedicated web portals becreated by Tourism Development Authorities. He said that these portals shouldprovide necessary information about all tourist destinations so that touristscan browse required information on the click of the button.
Stressing on adventure tourism, the Advisor said that basicamenities like tents and other adventure tourism related equipment be keptreadily available. The Advisor was informed by the representatives of TourismDevelopment Corporation that about 1240 rooms of the Corporation are availablefor lodging of visitors in the state.
Advisor Ganai stressed for increasing the frequency ofpromotional activities to boost the tourism activities in the state. He advisedthe officials that proper assessment and measures should be taken to make thestate fully realize its tourism potential.