This has reference to your report on hardships faced by shikarawalas in Dal lake. Apart from terriorist attack on tourists there is another major reason for the decrease in the tourists to J & K. The central govt. LTC scheme to its employees provided a special package to Srinigar by Air from Delhi. Many employees of central govt. visited srinagar on LTC by making use of this special pacakge.(I was one among them). But the scheme was valid for only two years period and ended on 15th june 2006. This has resulted in the decrease of tourists to srinagar. The central govt. can extend the scheme so that the tourism activity in J & K will pick up and people there can earn their lively hood.
