Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday expressed dismay over restrictions imposed around Dal Lake in view of the two day visit of Home Minister Amit Shah.
They termed the order of the Government imposing restrictions around the Dal Lake for two days as ‘unwarranted interference in the normal activities of the population.’
A spokesperson of the KCC&I said that the order practically seals the Dal Lake and peripheral areas for a two day period and shall cause tremendous inconvenience to tourists and persons associated with the tourism business. Although tourist vehicles have been exempted from the restriction, but tourists have been advised to “restrict their movement to bare minimum requirement on boulevard”.
“The order has chosen to ignore the sensitive nature of the Tourism business with the bizarre advise to tourists to restrict their movement to bare minimum. The restrictions prevents local customers from visiting hotels and Mughal Gardens situated in the sealed off zone. The local population of the area residing in the area and passing through are also impacted,” they said.
“The Governor’s administration is urged to review the restrictions in view of the disruptions it would cause to the tourists as well as the local population,” KCC&I said in a statement.
Sheikh Gowhar Ali
Jt. Secretary General
