Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh will soon open up to tourists and visitors. This assurance was given by Chief Minister Pema Khandu in response to a memorandum submitted by Arunachal Himalayan Tourism Development Society (AHTDS) president Tsering Wange at Bomdila in West Kameng district on Friday.
The Chief Minister gave a positive nod to all the points mentioned in the memorandum for ‘survival and revival’ of tourism in the state, an AHTDS official said.
Khandu stated that he is fully aware of the issues faced by the tourism and hospitality industry in the state due to COVID-19 pandemic. He assured to ameliorate the hardships faced by the tourism and hospitality sector.
The AHTDS had submitted a similar memorandum to the Chief Secretary, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh last week for opening up the state to tourists & visitors with proper SOPs in place.
The tourism industry in Arunachal Pradesh has suffered a lot due to the outbreak of COVID pandemic in March last year which adversely affected the livelihood of many stakeholders as well as the State’s revenue earning.
