Friday, 10 July 2015

To Promote tourism in J&K Railway Minister Prabhu flags off 4 new trains

To Promote tourism in J&K Railway Minister Prabhu flags off 4 new trains. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the Indian Railways will play its role in promoting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir even as State Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed demanded 'Palace on Wheels' to meet this purpose. "We will do whatever we can do within our limits to promote tourism in Jammu and Kashmir," Prabhu said here. He was speaking at a function held to flag off four new trains between Baramulla in north Kashmir to Banihal on the other side of Pir Panjal mountain range. Prabhu said IRCTC of the railways can work out an arrangement with the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation for promoting tourism in the State. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said, "We should have a Palace on Wheels like Rajasthan ... they have done well (in promoting tourism on train).

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