Indian Travellers No Longer Require Permit To Visit Remote Protected Areas In Ladakh
Indian nationals travelling to Ladakh will no longer have to secure an inner line permit. Residents of the protected area can visit other protected areas without any permit. Tourists venturing into these areas will still have to pay the environment fee of Rs 300.
Indian nationals travelling to Ladakh will no longer have to secure an inner line permit. The administration of the Union Territory has scrapped the mandatory permit required for entry into the notified protected areas in the interior part of the Union Territory.
Leh: Ladakh admn's decision to do away with the need for an inner line permit (ILP) for all Indian nationals, including domestic tourists, to visit the notified protected areas of the union territory, welcomed by tourists; gets mixed response from local taxi & tour operators. pic.twitter.com/K3NHDTK5My
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The Ladakh Home Department has also said that 'residents of the protected area' can visit other protected areas 'without any permit'.
What is an inner line permit?
The inner line permit is a document that is required to enter 'protected' areas in several states and union territories.
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It is a document obtained for a fee, and allows Indian citizens to visit or stay in such states.
Visitors to places such as the Khardung La and Nubra Valley would have required such a permit.
Tourists venturing into these areas will still have to pay the environment fee of Rs 300 and Red Cross Fund fee of Rs 100 each.
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The requirements for foreigners remain intact, with no exemptions being made for Protected Area Permits.
The locals are not pleased with the development.
