Amit Shah says tourists from across India are not waning in their enthusiasm to visit J&K India News

JAMMU: The enthusiasm among tourists from across the country to visit Jammu and Kashmir has not diminished, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday after the Pahalgam terror attack last year hit the tourism industry.Shah was addressing a review meeting held in Jammu to assess the progress of development projects in the Union Territory.“The enthusiasm of tourists from across the country to visit Jammu and Kashmir has not diminished. There is a need to actively market the tourist destinations of Jammu and Kashmir in other states to tap the tourism potential here,” he said.Shah said the BJP-led Center would provide all possible assistance to plans to develop new tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir.On April 22 last year, Pakistani terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked tourists in the famous mountain resort of Pahalgam in southern Kashmir, killing 26 people and dealing a serious blow to the tourism industry in Jammu and Kashmir.