Tourism movement in Arunachal Pradesh impacted because of snowfall

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Consistent bad weather along with snowfall that impacted the movement of tourists in Tawang, Sela Pass and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh, as confirmed by officials on Monday that the district authority have inflicted traffic restrictions.

The District Magistrate of West Kameng district, Karma Leki, stated that in the traffic advisory that the movement of any vehicle, be it government and private, shall be allowed on the basis of alternate day traffic movement, and all such vehicles plying from West Kameng to Tawang via Sela Pass shall be allowed on alternate days.

“In view of continuous bad weather and snowfall between Baisakhi and Sela Pass, surface transport and road communication is badly affected which impedes smooth flow of vehicular traffic,” the advisory said.

“Due to continuous snowing, the road width between Sela Pass and Baisakhi is very narrow and slippery with no space for passage of two vehicles coming from opposite directions, and unregulated traffic coming from both Tawang and West Kameng end is creating traffic jams and blockade, resulting in further deterioration of already precarious road traffic condition at the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang stretch, thus endangering the lives and property of the commuters.”

It mentioned that the Superintendent of Police, West Kameng district, has been requested to make sure of strict implementation of the measures.

Many Indian and foreign tourists visit the Tawang Monastery and the adjoining tourist places, during this tourism season.

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