Home stays should have proper infra for tourists: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

Jammu, Feb 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday stated that the homestay was a good model to promote tourism in the remote areas yet they should have proper infrastructure for tourists.

He was responding to a supplementary posed by BJP MLA Shakti Parihar about the unexplored tourism potential in Doda.

“Yes, the area has great potential for tourism whether it relates to water sports or ropeway. You provide me details, I’ll get examined. As regards home stay clusters issue is concerned, home stay is a good model to exploit tourism potential of the remote areas. But it is not enough that a signboard of home stay is put outside the house without creating adequate infrastructure, like proper washroom facilities for tourists, cleanliness. Once that is done, we can promote the places,” he remarked.

Regarding establishment of home stay clusters in the remote areas, where the big hotels cannot be constructed, the Chief Minister assured to include it in the proposal

Earlier, CM Omar, while replying to the main question question raised by MLA Banihal-Gool in the Legislative Assembly, said that the government was examining a proposal for development of new tourism-worthy areas in Jammu and Kashmir, including several locations in Ramban district.

He informed that the proposal under consideration includes areas such as Godagali, Nathatop, Daggan Top, Neel Top, Mahoo, Sarvadhar (Pogal Paristan), Sargali Pogal, Chanderkote, and Bhatni village.