Kashmir’s Floating Dreams Sink As Tourists Abandon Docks Following Pahalgam Terror Attack

The iconic Dal Lake, which was bustling before the Pahalgam attack, presents a deserted look with people associated with water sports left jobless.

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00:00This is not going to be the same thing

00:02This is our jet

00:0425th place

00:06I know this is the same thing

00:30Behind me is the lake which was full of tourists until last month and we are

00:59at jetty number one point where tourists used to be in huge numbers enjoying this ride in

01:08the lake.

01:09But now the entire lake has fallen silent with no tourists in sight.

01:29It was so good.

01:30It was so good.

01:31It was so good.

01:32Today the mood was off.

01:34Now the hope is that everyone will achieve it and we will achieve it.

01:39It's a lot of frustration.

01:41The bank of finance.

01:43We have our motor boats.

01:46We have our jets.

01:48We have our motor boats.

01:50We have swimming boats.

01:51We have our business in the main delgils.

01:57It was good for everyone.

02:00Shikarawalas and these boatmen tell us that this is an idol for the entire day.

02:13Waiting in the hope that tourists return to Kashmir.

02:17This is one of the four boats that used to be key attractions inside the delgils.

02:24They used to offer adventure sports to tourists.

02:30This is one of the four boats that used to be key attractions inside the delgils.

02:38This is one of the four boats that used to ride the delgils.

02:39They used to offer adventure sports to tourists.

02:48Almost all the tourist properties and destinations are the rest of tourists.

03:08Stakeholders have been appealing tourists to return to Kashmir, but there seems no response so far in the face of fear and terror.

03:21For ETV Bharat, Moza Muhammad and Said Dalai