- Road till Sinthan Maidan thrown open for traffic
KISHTWAR: Former Minister J&K, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today said that with the snow clearance work on Kishtwar-Sinthantop-Anantnag national highway going on in full swing, the road will be thrown open for vehicular movement on May 15th. As today the road has been opened till Sinthan Maidan. Mr. Saroori said that after opening of Kishtwar-Sinthan road, it will make shortest road connectivity between the people District Doda and Kishtwar with summer capital Srinagar.
He appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to visit the Sinthan which would boost the tourism in the area. “Increase in tourist traffic will resuscitate the economy of poor people of the area as it is the only source of income for them and also the beauty of Sinthan will be highlighted in a positive way,” he said. Mr. Saroori also urged District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kishtwar Mr. Angrez Singh Rana to direct officials of Kishtwar development authority (KDA) and ensure to make all the restaurants from Mugalmaidan to Sinthan Top functional and provide best service to the tourists.