Srinagar, Dec 03: Minister of Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, informed the Lok Sabha that several projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan Tourism scheme between 2016 and 2017 have been completed, with a total investment of Rs 519.58 crore in J&K and Ladakh.
In a reply, the Minister said the completed projects include the development of the Jammu-Srinagar-Pahalgam-Bhagwati Nagar-Anantnag-Salamabad Uri-Kargil-Leh route for Rs 77.33 crore, Development of tourist facilities at Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian-Pulwama for Rs 81.60 crore, Development of tourist facilities and construction of assets instead of those destroyed in the 2014 floods under the PM Development Package for Rs 90.43 crore.
Besides development of tourist facilities at Mantalai and Sudhmahadev for Rs 91.99 crores, development of tourist facilities at Anantnag-Pulwama-Kishtwar-Pahalgam-Zanskar Padum-Daksum-Ranjit Sagar Dam for Rs 86.39 crore and development of tourist facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla-Kupwara-Kargil-Leh for Rs 91.84 crore were also completed.