Excelsior Sports Correspondent
PATNITOP, Mar 17: With an aim to attract more and more tourists and winter sports lovers to the picturesque destination of Patnitop, one-day Winter Carnival was organized by J&K Tourism Department, here.
Director Tourism Jammu, Soujanya Sharma was the chief guest on the occasion.
While speaking on the occasion, Mr Sharma said that Patnitop is one of the famous hill and health resort of the Country and there is a need to attract more and more tourists to this place during all seasons so that they enjoy nature’s charm.
“The aim of Holding of Winter Carnivals at picturesque Patnitop and Nathatop is to showcase the tourist potential of the State”, he said and added that variety of events would be included in such festivals for the benefit of sportsmen and charm of tourists and spectators and thus helping in the growth of tourism in the State.
During the Carnival various winter sports activities like fun skiing, sledging, tug of war and snow man building were organized at Nathatop.
For the entertainment of the visitors during the Carnival various activities were designed.
Officers of Tourism and Patnitop Development Authority, visitors and sports adventure lovers were present on the occasion.
Later, Department of Tourism also gave mementoes to the participants of different sports activities.
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