JnK Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Sunday underlined adventure tourism as an effective avenue of generating economic activities and providing wide-ranging job opportunities for youth.

“Educated youth have all the more openings in this field,” he said underscoring the need for trained and skilled human resources to give impetus to the sports and adventure tourism in the State possessing rich potential in this area. The Chief Minister was addressing a function after inaugurating Rs. 8.5 crore, newly relayed Gulmarg Golf Course, one of the oldest and highest green golf courses in the sub-continent at an altitude of 8700 feet above sea level.

Omar said that by the inauguration of 18-hole full-fledged golf course at the world famous tourist resort Gulmarg, the golf circuit in the State has been established. “The golf lovers visiting the State can play golf at Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Jammu,” he said adding that a golf course in Ladakh at the banks of river Sind is also in offing.

The Chief Minister said that organizing golf events and showcasing this beautiful circuit world over would generate a regular flow of sportsmen in this discipline to the State and help promote tourism. “Golf lovers can experience playing of golf in different conditions and in different climate during the stay in the State,” he added.