The inaugural show of lazer fountain and musical show pulledhuge crowds comprising the young and old who thronged the SKICC back lawns towitness the amalgam of music, water and technology on the waters of worldfamous Dal lake on Wednesday.
The facility, which came up at the cost of Rs 6 crores,under Prime Minister’s Developmental Programme (PMDP) scheme, will be anadditional feature for the world famous international conference which hoststhe delegates, officials, corporate heads, state heads from the country andacross the globe, said an official spokesman.
He said the facility will provide evening entertainment tothe public and the tourists.
The musical fountain will run two shows of 15 minutesduration at 6 pm every day having seating capacity of 200 persons for one show.There will be no entry free for visitors for first 15 days after itsinauguration today.
Director SKICC, Javed Humayun Bakshi said the musicalfountain will provide an evening entertainment to the people of Kashmir andalso to the tourists.
“We are lacking evening entertainment here. With thisfacility, the travellers can spend some time here and enjoy the music at thebanks of the Dal Lake which will also boost tourism sector and also project apositive image of Kashmir,” he said.
SKICC is an important venue of the State government forholding national and international conferences and meetings on the bank ofpicturisuqe Dal Lake.
The lazer show will also help promote SKICC as country’smost beautiful and lively Conferencing facility and also promote MICE tourism.
“This has added one more attractive product in the tourismplatter of Kashmir and will prove an effective promotional tool as well for thedestination because we will be now on the international map of lazer fountainitinerary which will have a proportionate positive impact of MICE tourismsector of Kashmir,” said Shahnawaz A Shah, Manager Marketing Skicc.