On Sunday, a day long festival to promote tourism at Verinag's Tourism Park, has been organised by the Department of Tourism in collaboration with the Anantnag district administration.
The festival was jointly inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Dr Piyush Singla and Director Tourism GN Itoo.
Besides many tourists, the festival witnessed the participation of people from different walks of life. Cultural programmes were also held during the festival.
Verinag, also known as the Gate of Kashmir, attracts a good number of visitors during the summer season.
"The Tourism Department is making concerted and coordinated efforts to promote potential tourism destinations like Verinag and the festival is part of the government's initiative to promote 75 offbeat destinations across Jammu and Kashmir," Itoo said. He also added that the Department is planning to link Verinag with the tourist circuit of the valley.
Multiple stalls were also installed by various departments including Agriculture, Horticulture, Sheep, Animal Husbandry, Tourism, KVIB, Apiculture, Floriculture and Handicrafts and other departments and entrepreneurs.
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