Foreigners can stay overnight in Gangotri town without permit

DEHRADUN: Foreign tourists may soon be allowed to stay overnight in Harsil, the picturesque tourist destination near Gangotri, without an inner line permit.
Till now, foreign tourists were required to take a permit to visit the strategically sensitive area close to the China border.
The Uttarkashi district administration had written to the state government asking for the restriction of overnight stay in Harsil town on foreign tourists to be waived in order to boost tourism in the region.Chief secretary Shatrughan Singh said that the Centre has agreed to waive inner line permit restrictions on overnight stay in Harsil, though he is yet to receive the official letter in this regard.
Uttarkashi district magistrate Dipender Kumar Chaudhary told TOI, “The move will boost tourism, bring revenue to the government and augment livelihood opportunities for the locals.”