Kashmir: Tourism struggles post Pahalgam attack

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Tourism is a major source of income in India-administered Kashmir. But the Pahalgam attack on April 22 brought uncertainty to the industry.

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00:00So, when it's been a long time, it feels like we have been going to the back foot for 20 years.

00:30When the government has suddenly taken a decision, they have taken a decision from the government.

00:38We are not doing it, we are not doing it wrong.

00:41At that time, the situation was the security issue.

00:43They took a decision.

00:45But the first thing happened to the hotel, the 15-16 employees,

00:50the first thing happened to them.

00:52The employment was finished.

01:00There are a lot of people who are thinking about investing here,

01:11who have invested in it.

01:13Other people are thinking about investing or not.

01:17Because it has become uncertainty here.

01:19We think that it will be cross-wiring on the border.

01:23The tourism will come from the back foot.

01:26This is our destination.

01:30In the moment of the village, the city's been a symbol of basil.

01:35The city is also a symbol of our interior.

01:38This is a place to be seen and see through the day.

01:40This is a place in a village.

01:41This is a place to be seen.

01:42This is on the one and the two and the two and the two.

01:45The city's been chosen to be seen.

01:47This was all the only place in this village.

01:48The city's been chosen.

01:51On this village, there was a lot of land.

01:53It was only a total of 2-2-3-400 people who are returning tourists.

01:59We had a lot of tourists here.

02:01After the fact, we had a lot of time.

02:03We had a chance to do camping.

02:05We had a few days before we got permission from the end.

02:16There are also books that are in the house.

02:18If the border tourism is open,

02:20they can also be able to get their own set-up.

02:22They can also be able to get their own daily lives.

02:30The security has risen massively.

02:32After the Pahalgam attack,

02:33every checkpost has been equipped with weapons

02:36and with every other needed items.

02:38Every card is being checked twice or thrice

02:41to check whether the people are secure enough.

02:44So I feel that security has risen massively

02:46and is very safe to travel over here.

02:56When it comes to security,

02:58we are constantly pushing for security measures to be taken

03:03which are easy on everybody.

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