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Urs of Syed Qamar-ud-Din Bukhari: LG flag off fleet of boats, shikara from Srinagar to Ganderbal

September 8, 2022
The Dispatch Staff
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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday flagged off a fleet of boats and Shikaras carrying devotees from Zero bridge to Ganderbal.

Urs of Syed Qamar-ud-din Bukhari (RA) commenced today after a gap of three decades, while a fleet of Shikaras and boats carrying devotees was flagged off today. LG Sinha said that the event also marks the revival of water transport from Srinagar to Ganderbal.

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“Flagged-off fleet of boats & shikaras carrying devotees, artists from Zero Bridge to Ganderbal to commemorate the Urs of Syed Qamar-ud-Din Bukhari (RA). It also marks the revival of water transport from Srinagar to Ganderbal,” the Office of LG J&K tweeted.

Meanwhile, Director Tourism, G N Itoo said that the water transport will help promote tourism while J&K Waqf Board chairperson, Darakhshan Andrabi said that it will help revive water transport in the Valley.

 

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