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Responding to a question by member Nazir Ahmad Khan Gurezi, the Chief Minister informed the House that Gurez Valley in Jammu and Kashmir has recently been in the spotlight as a tourist destination. âIn 2022, Gurez Valley received the âBest Offbeat Destinationâ award, emphasizing its appeal as a unique and emerging tourist spot,â he said.
The Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Tourism Minister, further stated that in September 2023, Dawar village in Gurez was honored with the âBest Tourism Villageâ award in the Gold category by the Union Ministry of Tourism.
âThis accolade highlights the villageâs cultural richness and tourism potential,â he informed the Legislative Assembly. To promote Gurez as a new tourist destination, he added, the Department of Tourism, Jammu and Kashmir, has taken several initiatives, and in 2024, commercial rafting was started in Gurez for the first time ever.
Besides, during the current financial year, the Department of Tourism, J&K, has projected the upgradation of Gurez as an offbeat destination under the current year Capex Budget (2024-25), the Chief Minister stated in his reply.
