SRINAGAR,
SEPTEMBER 11: The Department of Tourism and Jammu & Kashmir
Mountaineering and Hiking Club (JKMHC) Sunday organized a trek
to Sourse Lake at Pahalgam.
Some 40
JKMHC members trekked to the Lake lying at an altitude 3750 meters above the
sea level.
The trek to
Sourse Lake follows a trek to Tulain Lake, lying at an altitude of 3684 meters
above sea level, here on previous Sunday in which some 60 JKMHC
members took part.
Pertinently,
the Department of Tourism Kashmir conducts Sunday treks to
inculcate the spirit of mountaineering and hiking among the local youth and
bring about awareness about mountain trails and high-altitude lakes.
Speaking on
the occasion, Director Tourism Kashmir, Mahmood A Shah, said the exercise is
part of the Department’s commitment to promote adventure tourism in Kashmir as
well as help the local youth in adventure activities.
“Kashmir has
many trekking trails for which hikers from across the world visit this place.
However, those trekkers need local guides and we are training our youth through
such treks on regular basis,” he said.
The
Directors also said Kashmir has famous high-altitude lakes which also need to
be promoted and that the Department is targeting locals to explore the same,
adding the latter will help them earn a decent livelihood by guiding non-local
especially foreign trekkers. He said the Department has all the necessary
equipment and gear for trekking expeditions.
The
Department of Tourism has also published comprehensive trekking maps showing
all the trekking routes.
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