GUREZ- To attract the attention of tourists and to promote winter sports, the Bandipora Administration in collaboration with local youth in the remote valley of Gurez is planning to organise several sports tournaments including cricket, football and other on a frozen snowfield in winters.
An official told news agency KNO, that the remote valley has a great potential for winter sports as it remains covered under heavy snow during winters, andf the locals, like every year, start several sports activities including cricket and football tournaments, besides Snow Skiing course on a frozen snowfield.
Notably, the cricket on the frozen grounds over the years has become popular among the residents of Gurez as the place has the potential to become a hotbed of winter sports.
The residents said that the main objective behind organising these tournaments is to attract the attention of the government to the region, as Gurez has great potential for winter sports activities.
Meanwhile, an official said that adequate arrangements are being made for the successful conduct of the several sports activities during winter in the valley. (KNO)
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