The
spokesma
said
the
su ge
i
tou ist
a ivals
du i g
Ju e
a d
July
has
also
bee
suppo ted
by
a
cale da
of
cultu al,
spi itual
a d
expe ie tial
eve ts
o ga ised
ac oss
Ladakh
SRINAGAR:
Ladakh
co ti ues
to
wit ess
a
su ge
i
tou ist
a ivals,
with
the
u io
te ito y
eco di g
330,332
tou ists
f om
Ja
to
July
this
yea ,
al eady
eachi g
98.35%
of
the
335,872
tou ists
eco ded
last
yea ,
a
govt
spokesma
said.Ai
t avel
emai ed
the
most
popula
mode
of
eachi g
Ladakh,
accou ti g
fo
47.64%
of
the
total
a ivals.
Amo g
tou ists
a ivi g
by
oad,
the
Kashmi
oute
co ti ued
to
be
mo e
popula
tha
the
Ma ali
oute,
with
35.27%
e te i g
Ladakh
th ough
Kashmi
compa ed
with
17.09%
th ough
Ma ali,
acco di g
to
the
latest
figu es
eleased
by
the
Ladakh
govt.“The
su ge
i
tou ism
umbe s
has
bee
pa ticula ly
oticeable
i
Ju e
a d
July,
whe
mo e
tha
2.12
lakh
tou ists
visited
Ladakh,
accou ti g
fo
ea ly
65%
of
the
total
3.30
lakh
tou ist
a ivals
eco ded
so
fa
this
yea ,”
the
spokesma
said.He
said
the
g owth
i
tou ism
coi cides
with
a
majo
a d
apid
t a sfo matio
i
Ladakh’s
co ectivity
i f ast uctu e
si ce
the
fo matio
of
the
UT.
“The
total
oad
etwo k
has
i c eased
f om
1,799
km
i
2019
to
ove
4,200
km
i
2026,
while
the
umbe
of
b idges
has
i c eased
f om
19
to
72,”
he
added.He
said
the
pe iod
of
seaso al
dis uptio
o
key
outes
has
also
educed
substa tially.
Zoji
La,
the
gateway
to
Ladakh
f om
Kashmi ,
which
ea lie
emai ed
closed
fo
a ou d
127
days
a ually,
ow
emai s
closed
fo
o ly
16
days.
“Simila ly,
the
a ual
closu e
of
the
Ka gil-Za ska
Road
has
decli ed
f om
154
days
to
11
days,
sig ifica tly
imp ovi g
ea -yea – ou d
co ectivity
fo
tou ists,”
he
said,
addi g
that
the
umbe
of
homestays
has
i c eased
f om
128
i
2019
to
2,275
i
2026,
c eati g
ew
livelihood
oppo tu ities
fo
local
households.
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The
spokesma
said
the
su ge
i
tou ist
a ivals
du i g
Ju e
a d
July
has
also
bee
suppo ted
by
a
cale da
of
cultu al,
spi itual
a d
expe ie tial
eve ts
o ga ised
ac oss
Ladakh.Lieute a t
Gove o
Vi ai
Kuma
Saxe a,
i
a
stateme t,
att ibuted
the
g owi g
tou ist
footfall,
pa ticula ly
domestic
tou ism,
to
the
sustai ed
i f ast uctu e
developme t
i
Ladakh
a d
the
appeal
of
PM
Na e d a
Modi
to
citize s
to
visit
tou ist
places
i
I dia
a d
p omote
domestic
tou ism.“The
fact
that
Ladakh
has
c ossed
the
1
lakh
ma k
i
tou ist
a ivals
fo
two
successive
mo ths
a d
has
al eady
achieved
mo e
tha
98%
of
the
e ti e
2025
footfall
by
the
e d
of
July
is
a
ve y
e cou agi g
milesto e,”
Saxe a
said.
