Kashmir Tourism Has Dropped 86% Since Article 370 Was Hollowed Out scroll.in

This spring, if tourists do not arrive in Kashmir in large numbers, Ghulam Jeelani, 52, could well lose his job. The manager of a hotel in Srinagar’s tourist hub, Boulevard Road bordering the Dal Lake, has been warned by his employer.

Tourist arrivals in Kashmir fell after the Centre abolished its semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, and followed this with a communication clampdown in anticipation of unrest. While security restrictions were relaxed amid heavy troop deployment, the internet shutdown has yet to be lifted after nearly six months.