Srinagar, March 26 -- Advisor to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Nasir Aslam, on the other hand, rightly called for developing almond and cherry blossoms as well as diversifying tourism products and destinations. Earlier, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah revealed his government's plans to develop tourism-related infrastructure at several scenic locations along the Mughal road, which connects Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian. There are several locations on the road like Dubjan, Mughal Sarai, Peer-ki-Gali and Shakroo Keller that can become tourist haunts.

There's certainly a dire need for diversifying tourism away from Gulmarg and Pahalgam, which between them corner most of the tourist inflow. These tourist destinations are witness...