The delegates will have an opportunity to see some of the most beautiful handicrafts in the world and appreciate the hard work that goes into making them.
"He asked the officers to focus on the inclusion of works like promoting border tourism, border Homestays, guest houses, tourism-related infrastructure, Skill Development training and capacity building/Livelihood generation programme, Agriculture/Horticulture and allied activities (Farm Mech
Residents of Jammu and Kashmir are optimistic that the G20 events here will promote the union territory internationally and also give a new dimension to the tourism and handicraft sectors.
The government and people are equally participating in the preparations to host the G20 tourism working group meeting in Srinagar on May 23 and 24, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a report said.
On Thursday, Tehreek-e-Taliban, an umbrella group of several Sunni Muslim terrorist groups, claimed responsibility for killing the Shia teachers in a government-run school in Pakistan. Seven teachers were killed in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Several people from the Shia community staged protests in Alamgari Bazar, Zadibal area of Srinagar expressing anger against the targeted killings of the Shia community in Pakistan. "Pakistani government is behind the attacks. Today we have gathered to show that we stand strong with the Shia
The G20 meeting, which is scheduled to take place in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has been the talk of the town, with preparations in full swing to ensure its success.
"Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Chairman, of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, today," the press release said.
There is also a program for the visit of delegates from 20 countries to the city of Gulmarg and Dal Lake. A large part of it has already been cleaned and the cleaning work on the other part is going on in full swing.