New Delhi, June 14 -- Parks at tourist places in Jammu and Kashmir, which had been closed after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack are set to be reopened in a phased manner, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday.

The Jammu and Kashmir government had shut 48 out of 87 tourist destinations across Kashmir Valley in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists, as per an earlier report.

"Some places were closed after April 22 (attack) in view of security considerations," Sinha said.

J&K officials obtained reports from every district, after which they decided to reopen the parks.

"The divisional commissioners and IGPs of Kashmir and Jammu have taken reports from every district and it ...