During an interation with a delegation of Tour and Travel Associations of Kashmir, the Chief Minister, who also holds the Tourism portfolio, said there is an urgent need to create sufficient accommodation to meet the demands of incoming tourists in the Valley.
"Tourism will not develop unless it comes with the required paraphernalia. We have to be innovative in our thinking to make Kashmir valley a leading tourist destination in the country and abroad. Tented accommodation and building eco-cottages at tourist resorts is one innovative way to increase the low intake capacity," Sayeed said.
"Nature has bestowed us with beauty in abundance. We have to take steps to utilize idle tourism infrastructure at these nature spots for which New Tourism Development Authorities were created when I first took over in 2002," he said.
Sayeed said the Tourism Development Authorities will be revitalized soon to focus on uniform spread of tourists across the Valley.
"We see tourism and industry as areas where we have great potential to generate jobs for our skilled unemployed youth," Sayeed said.