jammu kashmir

2. Name:- Shrutika M. Sant
Sub:-Tourism
Management
Year:- 2014-2015

3. Introduction toJammu&Kashmir
Founded October26, 1947
SummerCapital Srinagar
Winter Capital Jammu
Area 2,22,236 Km²
Population(2011) 12.55 million
density
Languagesspoken Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi,Kashmiri,
Urdu andEnglish
NeighboringStates HimachalPradesh,Punjab

5. FlagofJammuand Kashmir

6. GeographyofJammu&Kashmir
• Geographically,the
regionfallsintothree
regionsJammu,the
Kashmirvalleyand
Ladakh.
• Thevegetationis very
thinandcomprisesof
thornybushesand
watercourses.

7. Rivers&Lakesin JammuandKashmir
DalLake
ManasbalLake
Wular Lake
ChenabRiver
IndusRiver
JhelumRiver

8. SpecialtyOf Wular Lake
• WularLake,oneofthelargestfreshwaterlakesinAsia,isin
BandiporadistrictintheIndianstateofJammuandKashmir.
• Thelakebasinwasformedasaresultoftectonicactivityandis
fedbytheJhelumRiver.
• Boating,watersportsandwaterskihaverecentlybeenlaunched by
theGovernmentofIndiaTourismincollaborationwithKerala
TourismandJ
&
KTourism.
WularLake

9. National Parksandsanctuaries

10. Speciesmostlyfoundin GulmargBiosphere
Reserve
• Musk Deer
• Brown Bear
• Black Bear
• RedFox
• Leopard

11. Speciesmostlyfound in DachigamNational Park
Animals:-
• MuskDeer
• Hangul
• Kashmir Stag
• Himalayan serow
Birds:-
• Cinnamon Sparrow
• BlackBulbul
• Himalayan Monal
• Golden Oriole

12. Speciesmostlyfound in Nandini Wildlife sanctuary
Animals:-
• Bharal
• Brown Bear
• Common Leopard
• HimalayanBlackBear
• Langurs
• Markhor
• Shapu
• Y
ellow-throated
Marten
Birds:-
• Black Bulbuls
• Black Eagles
• Cinnamon Sparrows
• Golden Eagles
• Griffon Vultures
• Hobby
• Kestrels
• Bearded Vultures

13. Speciesmostlyfound in RamnagarWildlife
sanctuary
• Barking deer
• Nilgai
• Wild boar
• Rhesus monkey
• Indian Mynah
• Bluerock pigeon
• Peafowl
• Redjungle fowl
• Jungle crow

14. Speciesmostlyfound in Kishtwar HighAltitude
National Park
• Musk deer
• Himalaya
n black
• Brown bear
• Hangul
• Markhor
• Goral
• Langur
• Leopard

15. Speciesmostlyfound in Overa Wildlife sanctuary
• Hangul
• MuskDeer
• Serow
• Rhesus Macaque
• Langur
• Leopard
• Leopard Cat

16. Wildlife in JammuandKashmir

17. Blacknecked
crane Snow Leopard Hangul
Goral Musk Deer Pallas Cat
Tahr TibetanAntelope WildY
ak

18. PeopleofJammuand Kashmir
• Peoplearedivided
unequallybetween
Jammu,Kashmirand
Ladakh.
• Thepeopleinthese
partsdon'tonlylive
differentlybutalso
speakdifferent
languages,worship
differentgodsand
havedifferentethical
andmoral codes.
KashmiriWomen Kashmiri Men

20. • Ladakhisfamous
forits uniqueIndo-
Tibetan culture.
• Shikarasarea
commonfeaturein
lakesandrivers
acrosstheKashmir
valley.
• Jammu'sDogra
cultureand
traditionis very
similarto thatof
neighboringPunjab
andHimachal
Pradesh.
Indo-Tibetan
Shikara
Mask
Dance

21. • Thecuisineof
Kashmiris veryrich.
Oneofthefamous
mealsofKashmiris
the Wazwan.
• Wazwanis aformal
mealto marka
special occasion.
• Thedessertis usually
PhirniandKahwah.
Kahwahisthegreen
tea,flavouredwith
saffron,cardamom
and almonds.
Wazwan
Phirni
Kahwah

22. EconomyofJammuandKashmir
• Only20%ofJammu
andKashmiris
cultivatedwith
intensivefarming.
About80%ofthe
peopledependon
agriculture.
• Saffron,themost
famousspiceis only
producedintheVale
of Kashmir.
• The'Cashmere'wool
isobtainedfromthe
sheeps,goatsand
yaks.

23. Maize
BajraCrop
RiceCrop Wheatcrop
BarleyCrop S
affron
Pulses
Vegetables

24. • Stayingona
houseboat,which
providesthe
uniqueexperience
oflivingonthe
waterinacedar-
panelledelegant
bedroom,withall
theconveniences
ofaluxuryhotel.

25. FestivalsofJammuandKashmir
LohriFestival Baisakhi BahuMela
Navratri Chaitre Chaudash mela Mansar foodandcraft mela

26. Shopping in Jammu and Kashmir
• Jammuand Kashmirismainlyknownfor its
distinctive and finelyexecuted handicrafts.
KashmiriShawl
Handicrafts
Carpet
PapierMache Objects

27. FamousMarkets in Jammu&Kashmir
• Thefamous markets
located in the heart
ofJammucity are Vir
Marg,Raghunath
Bazaarand Hari
Marketwhere one
can shop arange of
Kashmirihandicrafts,
dry fruits and
traditional Dogra
jewellery.
Markets
and
Dogra
jewellery

28. Climate ofJammu&Kashmir
• TheclimatesofthevariousregionsofJammuand
Kashmirareinfluencedmainlybypositionand
altitude.
• IntheValeofKashmir,thesummersarefresh
andthenightsarebrisk.While,Kashmiris
affectedbythemonsoons,Ladakhis never
touchedbythemonsoons.
• Thebestseasonto visitJammuandKashmiris
betweenSeptemberandApril.

29. Collegesin J&Kfor TourismandHome Science
CollegeName District Stream
GDCSopore Baramulla Travel and
Tourism
WomenCollege
Parade,Jammu
Jammu HomeScienceand
Music

31. • Theflora ofHimalayanKashmircomprises about 3,054
species.
• Theflora ofthe Jammudistrict comprises 506 species.
• Thefauna ofJammuand Kashmiris diversedue to its
unique locationand climatic condition.
• About16%ofthe Indian mammals,birds, reptiles,
amphibians and butterflies are presented in the state.
DrassFlower SaffronFlower TulipFlower

32. Sports
• Sportslikecricket,
footballarefamous
alongwithsportslike
golf,skiing,water
sportsandadventure
sports.
skiing
RiverRafting Trekking

33. How toreachJammuand Kashmir
• TheroadfromSrinagarto LehviaKargilis amagnificentpieceof
engineeringandthemeansbywhichmostpeopletravelbetween
thetwoplaces.
• Themainrailwaystationis locatedinJammuwhichis well
connectedwithvariousotherNorthIndianstates.
• KashmirandLadakhareconnectedwithairwiththevarious
partsofIndia.TheairportsarelocatedatJammu,Srinagarand
Leh.
Roadways Airways
Railways

34. RailwayTimingsformMumbaito Jammuand Kashmir
Train Name Depart Arrival RunningDays
Swaraj
Expre
ss
12471
07:55 AM 02:45 PM Sun,Mon,
Thu, Fri
JammuTawi
Spl 05:10 AM 03:25 PM Mon
09021
Vivek
Express 12:05 PM 01:15 AM Sat
19027

35. Mumbaito JammuFlightSchedule
Departur
e
(Mumbai)
Arrival
(Jamm
u)
Airlines Days FlightNo.
5:55 AM 10:20 AM SpiceJet Daily 851
11:20 AM 1:45 PM IndiGo We, Fr,Su 559