Monday, December 9, 2013

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Shutting of over 250 hotels raised clouds for the Kashmir winter sports



Mr. Bakhshi grieved for the current unparalleled doubt which has troubled the tourism operation paradoxically within days of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s exposure that one millions of tourists visiting the state in just 10 months this year. 


Vapors of vagueness are perched throughout the winter sports this season in the Kashmir valley with the Sate Pollution Board (PCB) having sealed over 250 hotels for evasion on setting up Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs). Besides the respect for the judiciary and law we want to seek answers to why coerce has been imperfect to the Kashmir valley, Mr. Bakhshi added. 

The hoteliers on Tuesday prepared a new case for establishment of a Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for before time hearing of the stuff which was else scheduled in the initial week of February according to Faiz Ahmed who is renowned hotelier and chairman of the coordination committee of the 3 prime association including Kashmir Hotel and restaurant Association. 

Mr. Bakhshi also figured out the places like Patni Top and Katra which have hundreds of hotels without the STPs in the state.  

A total of 140 hotels have been sealed with 90 at Pahalgam and 20 at Gulmarg according to Mr. Bakhshi and other government officials. 

Under the High Court’s orders which was issued during the hearing of a PIL business operations of about 250 hotels in Kashmir have been frozen. According to Mr. Bakhshi, fright was spread by the PCB drive when Gulmarg was suddenly closed on 27th of September followed by end of hotels in Srinagar and Pahalgam with many of the tourists cancelling their bookings. It was immediately subjugated by our competitors from Himachal Pradesh and other states. 
 As a result, the winter sports season which generally starts at Gulmarg stands blemished but we have faith in our judiciary and are hopeful of impartiality, Bakhshi added.  
     
 “We have scores of hotels, guesthouses and houseboats functional in Srinagar. Our current availability of 15,000 rooms includes 4,000 rooms in nearly 1,000 houseboats. None of the hotels on the tourist hub of Boulevard has been shut,” Mr. Shah told The Hindu.

Farooq Shah, Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar said, “None of the hotels in the tourist hub has been closed with our present accessibility of 15, 000 rooms including 4, 000 rooms in 1, 000 houseboats. We also have scores of guesthouses, houseboats and hotels which are running in Srinagar.”
PCB operation would have no unenthusiastic bearing on tourism in the valley insisted Talat Parvez who is the Kashmir Director of Tourism and Srinagar Deputy Commissioner.
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