GANDERBAL/SONAMARG: After removal of snow the road has been reopened, today afternoon here in Sonmarg hundrends of Tourists came to enjoy the white carpet, and beautiful picturesque, work was still going on to remove snow from Srinagar-Leh highway, though the traffic upto Sonmarg has been resumed today afternoon, after a gap of nearly four months.
Tourists in large numbers are flocking to Sonmarg to watch the snow. Snowfall began in November last year in most parts of the Kashmir valley and Sonmarg was cut off from the rest of the state. Work for removing snow began on March this year.
Improvement in weather has brought spurt in tourist arrivals to this beautiful place, known as the meadow of gold. Thousands of tourists are coming to the place and enjoying its picturesque locales, the increase in the tourist arrivals has brought about some good business to the hoteliers, pony owners, and others associated with the tourism industry, "Manzoor Ahmad a member of Namrooz hotel" told here in JK MONITOR.
According to local Shop wallas," (traders), Its perfect time for the tourists to throng hill stations such as Sonamarg the picturesque and mesmerizing location, which are presently donning a white look, will observe bright sunny days in the absence of any weather system. It is beautiful place, lovely weather, looks like paradise on world we feel thrilled. To see here a large glacier particularly is thrilling, Ramesh, a tourist from Hyderabad said.
Men of GREF wing of Border Road Organisation are working to remove snow from the 475 km long highway and the work will continue for nearly a month. The personnel are removing snow stacked up to 20 to 25 feet deep.