Will Write To Embassies To Remove Ladakh From Travel Advisory

Culture and Tourism Minister Prahalad Patel on Thursday said he will write to all embassies to not include newly formed union territory of Ladakh in an advisory against traveling to Jammu and Kashmir. Patel’s remarks come two days after tourism bodies in Ladakh asked him to tell the world that the union territory is no longer a part of strife-torn Jammu and Kashmir, to send out a message to the global community that the region is peaceful and safe for them to visit.

“We will go back and write to embassies and tell them to not include Ladhak in their advisories, if any, against traveling to Kashmir. The region is peaceful and safe for a visit of international tourists,” he assured tourism stakeholders on the last day of his three-day visit to the region.