Dal Lake Jammu and Kashmir: Houseboat festival organised on Dal Lake to attract more tourists during ongoing winter session
Srinagar: In a bid to attract more tourists to the Kashmir Valley in the ongoing winter session, a Houseboat festival was hosted on Dal Lake in Srinagar, media reports said on Saturday.
The houseboats and shikaras were decorated and lit like a bride during the festival.
Kashmir Tourism Department hosted the event.
During the festival, colourful cultural programs were organized in Shikaras and decorated houseboats in the middle of the cold winter in Kashmir, while photo booths based on the tourism and culture of Kashmir were also organized, reports ANI.
On this occasion, Haseeb Peer, Director of the Tourism Department of Kashmir, told ANI that through the festival, tourists should be attracted towards Kashmir in winter.
He said that the department has taken many activities and programs in this regard.
“Most of the time during winter the number of tourists decreases, so these activities are being done to increase it,” he said.
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