Arunachal: Tourists without permit enter Tawang, claims Tour Operators

TAWANG: The Arunachal Pradesh Tour Operators Association (APTOA) on Tuesday claimed that a few tourists have been spotted from outside the state are traveling in the Tawang district “without tourist permit and without following the state’s SOPs.”

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In a complaint letter addressed to the Tawang SP, the APTOA said the tourists’ action is “clear violation of the standing order regarding tourist permit (HP) vide No Pol-67/65 Vol V, dated 7 October, 2020, and the state’s operating procedure vide No Tou (Dev) 609/2020/342, dated 15 October, 2020.”

In its letter, the APTOA named a Delhi-based doctor and others for allegedly entering Tawang without ILPs. The association has sought strict action against such defaulters for breaking the ILP regulation and for endangering lives amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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