Srinagar, June 23: The authorities in Kashmir are planning to lift the ban imposed on trekking in Srinagar and other parts of violence-hit Kashmir. 

After the eruption of the militancy in 1989, the authorities owing to security measures imposed blanket ban on trekking in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir.

Now that the militant violence is coming down and tourists in good numbers are arriving in Srinagar, the authorities are planning to lift the ban on trekking. 

A top tourism official, Farooq Ahmad Shah said that they have taken up the issue with the security agencies. He expressed the hope that the ban on trekking would be lifted soon and trekkers would be free to conquer mountain ridges in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir.

At present, the Indian para-military and army personnel are stationed on the mountains and the entry is restricted. The Indian military and para-military soldiers have manning posts in the mountain ridges and nobody is allowed to go close to the mountains without the permission from authorities. 

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