SRINAGAR, Feb. 22 -- National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Central government to improve the skiing infrastructure in Gulmarg to attract more winter sports lovers to Kashmir.

"Skiing in Gulmarg has its own charm, but I have noticed the skiing infrastructure is same that we had left in 2014. Nothing new has been added in the past 10 years," Abdullah told reporters here.

"There was probably just one time (in two days) that the Gondola (cable car) went up and was interrupted," he added.

The former chief minister, who demitted office in 2014, claimed that several skiers who used to come to Gulmarg earlier were now going to places like Kazakhstan.

"My request to the Central government is that they should not look ...