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It was
in A.D. 1918 the Banihal Cart Road was opened and the first motor
vehicles entered the valley. In the modern sense, Kashmir tourism began
after World War I and has never looked back. During the year 1988 about
7,50000 tourists visited this place. No wonder then that tourism has become an important industry, vital for the
economy of the state. Vaishno Devi and Amarnath pilgrims help to earn
large amounts for economy of the state. The peculiar attraction of the
mountain-girt valley for the tourists is that it
caters to every taste. The valley, surcharged with an atmosphere of calm
tranquility, provides a fertile field for study to geologists, botanists and archaeologists.
The angler finds plenty of scope for his rod. The sportsman finds
ample game in the forests and along the verdant mountain sides. Those
interested in water sports and bathing enjoy themselves at the Dal, Nagin and
other lakes. There are also the mountain, resorts at various altitudes
- the upland meadows, called margs, sloping towards the magnificent snow
capped Pirpanjal range on the west and towards the greater Himalayas on the
east, perched at heights ranging between 2,000 m and 4,000 m above sea leve
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