Sikkim seeks relaxation of permit norms for tourists
Gangtok 7 Nov 2008 (PTI): In order to make Sikkim, a tourist-friendly state, the state government on Friday urged the Centre to relax the formalities with regard to the permit for the visiting tourists from across the country and abroad.
Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling put up the state government's request for relaxation in the permit-related formalities for the tourists at a meeting with the Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar.
Domestic are required to seek permit of the defence authorities for visit to places like Nathu La, Chhangu Lake and most parts of north Sikkim due to the security-related restrictions imposed there.
The foreign tourists are also required to take the mandatory inner-line permit for visiting the Himalayan state.
Chamling had earlier this year urged the army authorities relax restrictions imposed in several protected regions in Sikkim in order to attract tourists and also for construction of tourism-related infrastructure.
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