Tourists cheer Kashmir's latest snowfall as 'dream sequence from a movie'
The snowfall in Kashmir looks like 'a dream sequence from a movie', a tourist said | Idrees Lone |
Kashmir Valley witnessed fresh spell of snowfall across various districts. Resorts hosting tourists at places such asGulmarg and Pahalgam also received fresh spells of snowfall, attracting thousands of tourists to Kashmir's picturesquehill stations. All the hotels and guest houses are completely booked for the next few weeks. Tourismstakeholders say the more the snow, the better the tourism would be.
Tourists were enjoying the snowfall in Gulmarg region where more than one foot of snow accumulated since yesterday.
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"It is the paradise on earth, we had only come to see snowfall and our dream has come true. The falling snow looks like a dream sequence from a movie. We are definitely lucky to witness these beautiful visuals," said Nitesh Kumar, a tourist.
The weatherdepartment has predicted weather to remain same for the next two days. Snowfall and rains are expected again in the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley.
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"I have directly come to the paradise. This is my first time to seesnowfall and I am yet to believe if it's true. Gulmarg is better than Switzerland and I would ask everyone to come to Kashmir in this season. It looks extremely dreamy and beautiful, " said Ashwini Kadam, another tourist visiting Kashmir.
While the tourists enjoy the snowfall, it isn't that much of a good news tothe local people of the valley.
At present, all the surface roads remain cut off due to the snowfall in the north and central Kashmir.
The Srinagar-Leh, Srinagar Mughal road, Srinagar-Keran, Bandipora-Gurez roads have been closed due to snowfall in the region.
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