Mir urges LG to reopen key tourist destinations

Srinagar, Aug 21: Former cabinet minister and Apni Party Senior Vice President, Ghulam Hassan Mir on Thursday called on Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here.According to a party press release issued here, Mir met the Lieutenant Governor to discuss a range of issues, especially related to tourism development in the valley.He urged LG Sinha to intervene to ensure that tourist destinations, especially Gulmarg’s Gogaldara, Botapathri, Baderkote, and Doodhpathri Snow Point, are opened for tourists.They also deliberated on the prevailing political and security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the statement said.