It has been about a month since the cancellation of Article 370 and local people in the valley are facing a serious crunch in trade due to the government’s clampdown, as tourism has severely affected.
While traffic on the roads may suggest that the situation in Kashmir is ‘normal’, the waterways used by the local people traveled to see rare traffic. This suggests that local people are not using canals to travel and sell vegetables, handicrafts and other products.
Talk to The QuintA shopkeeper said that he had suffered a loss of about 5-6 lakh rupees last month, and about 60-70 shops in the stretch between Bulleward Road and Renwadi in Srinagar.
With the business being badly affected, the situation has become even more serious because the locals have to fall back on what has been earned in four-five months of summer to maintain themselves throughout the year.
Hotel Manager Jahan The Quint Put up is facing the closure of installation as the trade has been hit for two years since its inauguration.
Although people are angry, there are very few evidence of their mood. Even cities, shops remain closed, but no incident of slogans or violence can be seen. At this time the situation is not very threatened because more than anger, people are hurt, which may take some time to travel on foot.
Phone lines are unstable
The lines of communication in the valley are still below, such as the landline connectivity is restored, it is extremely unstable and unstable.
However, for whom some senior officers The Quint Spoke said that some mobile phones have become active and this area has been given to the personnel patrolling so that people who need to call immediately can do so.
As it has been revealed, it is more difficult to reach local numbers because mobile phones of government officials are working, but not local people.
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