Sonamarg draped white; Kargil highway closed
Reports said that Zojila pass on the Srinagar-Kargil highway received over 2 ft of snow while the health resort Sonamarg experienced over 1 ft of fresh snow till Monday afternoon.
The season’s first snowfall which started since Saturday morning has draped this Sonamarg in white with the local hoteliers expecting some increase in the tourist inflow.
“It’s a moment of joy for us. Business was hit due to the lockdown since March but tourism is slowly picking pace and this snowfall has brought some hopes of tourism revival,” said Mudasir Ahmed, a hotelier in Sonamarg. He said that they have announced special discounts for the tourists visiting Sonamarg.
