KARGIL, the place of the armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999, is soon going to be an ideal tourist destination. Indian Tourism Ministry is developing Kargil, the remote mountainous region in Jammu and Kashmir, as a tourist destination with an investment of Rs 484.47 lakh.
The Tourism Ministry has also sanctioned funds for the development of Drass-Panikhar and Drass-Sankhoo sections with an investment of Rs 241.70 lakh and Rs 472.32 lakh respectively.
“The tourism ministry extends central financial assistance under the scheme of Product Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits for tourism projects based on the project proposals received from them, complete in all respects, subject to inter se priority and availability of funds,” Tourism Minister Kumari Selja told Parliament in a written reply.
She further said the ministry has advised all the state governments and Union Territory administrations to deploy tourist police at tourist destinations in order to ensure the safety and security of tourists.
KARGIL WAR / CONFLICT
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that occurred between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir. The infiltration of armed intruders backed by Pakistani soldiers into the Indian side of the Line of Control (LOC), which serves as the de facto border between the two states, and capture of frigid peaks in the Indian side of Drass-Kargil sector in Jammu and Kashmir led to the armed struggle between the two countries. Even the aggravated tension brought India and Pakistan on the brink of full scale war.
The fighting ceased on July 26, 1999. The day has since been marked as Kargil Vijay Divas (Kargil Victory Day) in India. India had resumed control of all territory south and east of the Line of Control, as was established in July 1972 as per the Shimla Accord.
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