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Mountaineers, rejoice: India will, for the first time, allow foreign climbers to scale more than 100 high-altitude peaks this summer in the Himalayan state of Kashmir.

Officials said the move was an effort to boost the scenic region's ailing tourism industry, hit by two decades of separatist rebellion. Officials say 60% of Kashmiris are dependent on tourism. Kashmir was once dubbed the Switzerland of the east. It was once a mecca for climbers, skiers, honeymooners and film-makers drawn to the state's soaring peaks, fruit orchards and timber houseboats bobbing on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital. But the number of visitors began falling after a revolt broke out in 1989 that has killed more than 47,000 people so far.

The peaks to be opened for trekking and mountaineering are situated at an altitude ranging from 3,000 metres to 7,800 metres, mostly in the Eastern Karakoram mountain range of Ladakh. "This summer 104 peaks in Ladakh region will open for trekking and expeditions which would pave the way for adventure tourism and attract foreign tourists in a big way," Nawang Rigzin Jora, Kashmir's tourism minister, told Reuters.

"The defence ministry, which had earlier expressed reservation on throwing open the peaks, has given its nod." The mountainous Ladakh region along India's border with Pakistan and China, which has been largely free of rebel violence, is a heavily militarised zone. "The situation is fast improving in the state and tourism is picking up, we hope a very good (tourist) season ahead," Jora added.

In order to woo more number of tourists, Jammu and Kashmir’s major tourism spot, Yousmarg will now undergo a facelift and modernization work.  Work is on to beautify an irrigation canal, build rain shelters and set up tourist huts to facilitate travellers.

"We have made some tourist huts, and we have provided sanitation facilities. We have also improved and developed an irrigation canal that passes through the area. There has been an overall modernization of the area. We have also made some more view points and spots," said Rafi Ahmad, Deputy Commissioner, Budgam District. 
The beautification work is bound to increase the influx of tourists to Yousmarg that is not only a favourite haunt of Indian film makers but also among small children who frequently visit this place. About 80 percent of the population of the area is directly or indirectly dependent on the tourism trade. 

Yousmarg, a small meadow located 50 kilometers away from Srinagar is well-known for having some unique spring flowers and also boasts of having some of the highest peaks in PirPanjal range like Tatakoti 4725 mtrs and Sunset Peak 4746 meters. The mighty river Doodh Ganga makes this destination even more exciting. For adventure lovers, the natural slopes of Yousmarg offer skiing opportunity.

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