As a part of efforts to revive Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism trade after the disastrous second COVID-19 wave, the federal government has began a vaccination drive for folks concerned within the trade and those that stay across the Dal Lake in Srinagar.
The lake, a well-liked vacationer attraction, has been abandoned over the previous couple of weeks because of the surge in coronavirus instances throughout the nation. The vaccination course of has been sped as much as defend folks from the virus.
Consciousness campaigns are additionally being organised within the space.
The tourism division, in the meantime, has began to quickly vaccinate those that are both immediately or not directly concerned with the trade in order that as extra folks begin to go to the Valley, they is probably not in danger.
This particular drive goes to totally different locations together with Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Nigeen Lake and Dal Lake, standard amongst vacationers within the peak season.
In line with Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary of Tourism, folks within the trade inside the class of prioritised teams are being vaccinated.
“Beneath the Lieutenant Governor, sure sections have been prioritised, which embody folks within the transport division and weak sections. A number of folks – houseboat house owners, Shikare house owners and others who need to work together with lots of people to earn their dwelling, are getting inoculated,” he instructed ANI.
During the last week, quite a lot of folks concerned within the trade – together with houseboat house owners, boatmen, store distributors and taxi drivers, will be seen round Dal Lake, the place the tourism division has arrange vaccination facilities.
“I wish to thank the tourism division for inoculating the individuals who depend on this trade for his or her dwelling. This may hold the folks and their households secure from COVID-19,” stated Gulam Nabi Dharma, Basic Secretary of the Houseboat House owners Affiliation.
Excessive-level officers are additionally monitoring the vaccination drive personally and are creating consciousness in folks in regards to the significance of vaccination as a consequence of which hundreds of dwellers dwelling in Nigeen Lake and Dal Lake will likely be secure from the virus after they resume their work and vacationers from exterior will even really feel secure of their presence. (ANI)