lockdown time what effact sikkim tourism
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In order to ensure that tourists remain safe, the government has issued detailed guidelines that must be adhered to for the industry to operate.
Tourism in Sikkim: The state government of Sikkim decided to reopen its tourism sector from Saturday, ie, October 10. Tourism industry in the state is resuming operations after months of inactivity due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown. In a 23-page Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) the state has said that tourism is one of the key sectors in the state.
According to the government, as much as 15% of the state’s population is directly or indirectly relying on the industry to sustain. With this in consideration, it was imperative for Sikkim to reopen tourism.
The SOP marks the first unlock guidelines in the state. In order to ensure that tourists remain safe, the government has issued detailed guidelines that must be adhered to for the industry to operate. Tourism in the state will open in a phased manner, the SOP states. The first phase focuses on an efficient management of tourism while ensuring that health is not compromised with, while also restructuring the operations in the industry with digital intervention for tourist management and regulating the sector with well-defined guidelines.
The state has appointed a state-level Tourism Task Force to supervise the reopening of the sector and the implementation of the guidelines.
Sikkim tourism: SOP for prevention of COVID-19
The state has issued a list of comprehensive guidelines for tourists, and has also detailed the general guidelines the tourism service providers must follow. It has also stated that the hotels, travel agents, tour operators and other tourism establishments would be responsible for ensuring that tourists adhere to the guidelines.
Only domestic tourists and foreign nationals residing in India would be allowed into the state in the first phase.
Tourists have been ‘advised’ to carry with them a certificate of COVID-negative test. The test should either be RT-PCR or Truenat test. The certificate must be obtained within 72 hours prior to the arrival in the state.