Jammu: Gulmarg has been voted the best mountain destination in the country on the basis of an online survey conducted by a leading media group.Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma gave away the award at a function organised in New Delhi.Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh were also awarded in other categories.The award for Jammu and Kashmir was received by Shahnawaz A Shah, Officer on Special Duty (Publicity) in the Tourism Department; Galib Shah, secretary, Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar; and Manav Gupta, secretary, Jammu Tawi golf course.Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh Sharma talked about the plans of the government to increase the facilities at the tourist destination so that more employment opportunities were generated for people of the state.
Gulmarg voted ‘best mountain destination’ in Country
