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Ladakh crosses 3.3 lakh tourists by July, 98% of 2025 total
Ladakh received 3,30,332 tourists from January to July 2026, already reaching 98.35% of the total 3,35,872 visitors recorded in all of 2025, according to data from the Lok Bhavan spokesperson. July alone…
The Story in Brief
Ladakh received 3,30,332 tourists from January to July 2026, already reaching 98.35% of the total 3,35,872 visitors recorded in all of 2025, according to data from the Lok Bhavan spokesperson. July alone saw 1,05,046 tourists, 56.15% more than July 2025, while June had 1,07,740 visitors, a 43.48% jump from the same month last year.
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena credited sustained infrastructure development and Prime Minister Modi’s appeal to promote domestic tourism. The road network has expanded from 1,799 km in 2019 to over 4,200 km, and Zoji La’s annual closure dropped from 127 days to just 16. Of the arrivals, 1,57,371 came by air, 1,16,523 via Kashmir, and 56,438 through Manali.
The Indian Opinion
It is tempting to celebrate these numbers as a pure tourism success or a political victory for the government. But the real story is about strain. Ladakh's fragile ecology and limited water resources now face 2,275 homestays and over 4,200 km of roads. What will the environmental cost be? The test will come in the winter of 2027, when data on waste and groundwater levels becomes available.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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