Tourists flock to Kashmir’s lakes after pandemic restrictions ease

Kashmiri men selling their produce at the floating vegetable market on the Dal Lake. — AP

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 10-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.