KASHMIR: Gulmarg is a skiing destination in Indian-administered Kashmir popular with tourists and citizens.  ,
From a distance, the snow-covered hills look beautiful, but they hide a major problem: Debris.
Caretakers collect more than 2, 000kg of rubbish daily from hotels, resorts and contractors, they told CNA.
It is a result of the increasing number of visitors to the area during the spring.  ,
Not only is Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg a victim of overtourism. Heaps of cheap misuse can also be seen in other popular tourist areas like Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Yusmarg, and Doodhpathri.
Records show that about 3 million travelers, including 43, 000 immigrants, visited the contested Himalayan Territory last month, a 9 per cent increase from 2023.  ,
Tourism contributes an estimated 7 per cent to the region’s gross domestic product ( GDP ) of around US$ 28 billion.
” Kashmir is wonderful. Citizens as well as tourists must keep the environment to maintain its beauty. People from various regions of India’s Madhya Pradesh visit this place because of the fresh atmosphere and beauty, according to Ravi Baghel, a visitor from Madhya Pradesh.