SRINAGAR, Jan. 23 -- Come February, Kashmir will host a mega bird festival to boost nature tourism.

Around 12 lakh migratorybirdshave arrived in Kashmir from different parts of the world including China, Russia, Japan, Central Asia, Siberia, and other European countries.

Elated by the huge arrival of winged guests, Jammu and Kashmir government is hosting the bird festival in different wetlands to boost nature tourism.

"February is the feasible month for hosting the bird festival. We will be trying to create awareness about our wetlands among people," Ifshan Dewan, Wildlife Warden (Wetlands), told The Kashmir Monitor.

Wildlife department is also holding a census next month to know the exact number of migratory birds that visited the va...