Jammu and Kashmir: In a bid to attract tourists, Tourism Department on Saturday organised a heritage walk to the ancient Buddhist site of Ambaran on the occasion of Budh Purnima. The walk started from Jio Pota Ghat at the banks of river Chenab where Raja Gulab Singh was coronated by Maharaj Ranjeet Singh. The heritage walk was aimed at spreading awareness about the historic tourism circuit in Akhnoor which includes Jio Pota Ghat, Pandav Gufa and Ambaran.

Jammu & Kashmir: Directorate of Tourism, Jammu organised a heritage walk from Jio Pota to ancient Buddhist site Ambaran in Akhnoor of Jammu district y'day on #BuddhaPurnima . pic.twitter.com/Iy3r9iIyOW

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OP Bhagat, Director Tourism, Jammu said, "We get very rare occasions to talk of historical sites like this. This Buddhist site dates back to Harappan civilisation and was discovered in an excavation. Just like people are taken for Amarnath Yatra, we organised a heritage walk from Jio Pota to Ambaran." The locals feel that this area has huge potential and if promoted appropriately, it has the potential of attracting international tourists. A participant who came from Ladakh, Logzan Nurbu, said, "I would like to thank the tourism department for organising a heritage walk like this. This will showcase the importance of civilization and the world would come to know about this."