Arunachal Visit Made Easier

By Samudra Gupta Kashyap

Itanagar, Oct 5 : Tourists and other visitors to Arunachal Pradesh will now require only 15 minutes to procure an Inner Line Permit (ILP) in order to visit that state.

Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has instructing the concerned officials to do away with the existing lengthy process.

“My government is aware of the hardship and the delay faced by tourists while getting Inner Line Permits in the concerned offices outside the state.

I have issued specific directions to all Resident Commissioners and Deputy Resident Commissioners to issue ILPs within 15 minutes and make the procedure simpler,” Khandu said in Tawang on Monday.

While domestic tourists and other visitors are required to obtain Inner Line Permits for specific periods, foreign tourists are required to obtain Restricted Area Permits (RAP) to enter Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. Mizoram however has already started issuing ILPs on arrival at the Lengpui airport in Aizawl.

Khandu was inaugurating the three-day Arunachal Travel Congress organised by Arunachal Pradesh Tour Operators under the aegis of the state tourism department association.

He also asked officials and tour operators to initiate innovative techniques to attract more tourists.