The picturesque meadow, 10 km from the Gulmarg skiing resort and at an altitude of 9000 ft, is a mesmerising fusion of snow-clad mountain ranges, lush green fields dotted with magenta, yellow and white wild flowers and a calm flowing stream.
Nagin was made out of bounds for trekkers, tourists and civilians in 1990 when militancy had erupted in the state.
The towering mountain peaks that surround Nagin to its south are the last patches of land before the Line of Control, located merely five km away.
Since 1990 and for many years the Pir Panjal mountain range that surrounds Nagin was a key infiltration route for the militants prompting the army to seal off the area to all civilian movement.
As militancy began to recede in the recent years, the decision was finally made to throw open the meadow for tourists.
"Due to militancy this area was closed to tourists, now that militancy is on decline we have decided to open this place", General Officer Commanding of 19 Infantry Maj Gen Bipin Rawal, who commands the army in this area, told reporters at the opening ceremony here.
The commander, however, warned that the decision may be changed in case the army feels security has been compromised by opening this place to tourists.
"We will not wish that security of this place will be compromised. Otherwise, we may rethink about it", he said. (MORE) PTI AZH MIJ
