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Reuters
Reuters
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Fayaz Bukhari and Manoj Kumar

'More beautiful than Europe': Indians flock to Kashmir's lakes, boats

Tourists ride "Shikaras" or boats in the waters of Dal Lake during sunset in Srinagar, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

India's Kashmir region is attracting record tourists after the easing of pandemic restrictions and some improvement in the security situation, bolstering local businesses.

Tourist arrivals are set to touch a ten-year high this year after more than 340,000 tourists have come since January, local tour operators and government officials said, despite restrictions on foreign tourists and some recent incidents of violence.

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