Gulmarg land lease issue needs a humane solution: CCIK

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Srinagar: The members of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industries-Kashmir (CCIK) and business community of Kashmir particularly the tourism players are in deep shock over the aggressive and coercive measures taken by authorities against hotels in Gulmarg who have been existing there from more than 40 years, CCIK said in a press statement today.

“As informed, though all the formalities for extension of lease have been completed by the lessees in time their lease has not been extended for reasons best known to the powers that be. It may not be improper to say that they are being penalized for no fault of theirs”, the statement said.

We approach the authorities to stop taking such unilateral and un-warranted action against the hoteliers who are already under stress and depression due to failure of Tourism since August 2019, actually even before, coupled with the onset of terrible COVID Pandemic throughout the present year, CCIK further said.

CCIK further said that it was “a matter of great regret that this precipitate action has been taken by the authorities at a time when they are talking high of tourism revival in the valley more particularly in Gulmarg” adding, “We wonder how people will come to visit Gulmarg at the time of “Khelo India Sports Festival” being tom tomed by the authorities in view of hoteliers being put in these traumatic circumstances.”

It is requested that the matter be sorted out in an amicable manner with a humane approach, the Secretary General, Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industries-Kashmir (CCIK) further said.