Domestic tourists will be able to come to Uttarakhand, Himachal, Goa only when Corona is negative; Tourism lost 81 thousand crores due to closure of international flights

Posted on 10th Jul 2020 by rohit kumar

new Delhi. The tourism industry, which had been closed for 4 months due to coronavirus, is now slowly opening. From July 6, the government has allowed all the monuments across the country such as Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Sanchi Stupa to be opened for tourists. However, the final decision is left to the state governments. Since March 17, all 3 thousand 691 monuments across the country were closed for tourists due to coronavirus.

 

Apart from this, now the borders of many states have also been opened for domestic tourists. However, some conditions have also been kept for the tourists coming here.

 

Entry to domestic tourist in these 6 states

1. Himachal Pradesh: Corona's report must be negative before arrival

The Himachal Pradesh government has recently lifted the ban on the entry of tourists in the state. However, the date has not yet been decided as to when the tourists will be able to come here. Nevertheless, a standard operating SOP for tourists has been issued by the government.

 

According to the SOP, the same tourists will be able to come to the state whose corona report will be negative. It is also in this that the corona should be examined at least 72 hours before the investigation. Apart from this, booking the hotel for 5 days in advance will be necessary and the tourists will also have to stay at the hotel for at least 5 days.

 

All these conditions are for those tourists who will come to Himachal from other states. Himachal Pradesh received more than 1.68 crore domestic and 3.82 lakh foreign tourists.

 

What is the situation of corona here: So far, 1 thousand 101 patients of corona have been found in Himachal. Currently, there are 257 active cases here. 833 patients have been cured, while 11 people have died.

 

2. Goa: Corona check required before arrival

According to the data of the tourism ministry, Goa is also not in the top-10 in the choice of domestic and foreign tourists. Yet everyone dreams of visiting Goa. In April itself, Goa declared itself a Covid Free State, but later there was a sudden increase in the number of Corona patients there.

 

The Government of Goa has also issued an SOP for tourists coming here from other states. According to this, only those domestic tourists will be able to stay in the hotels here, who have already booked the rooms.

 

Apart from this, tourists coming from other states will have to bring Corona report with them. If the corona is not tested, it will be tested on the border itself. Entry will be given only when the test is negative. If the test comes positive, he will be treated either in Goa or he will be sent back to his state.

 

What is the situation of corona here: 2 thousand 39 corona have been found infected in Goa so far. Out of these, 1 thousand 207 patients have also been cured. There are 824 active cases in the state, while 8 people have lost their lives.

 

3. Uttarakhand: Report negative, only then will be able to roam, otherwise quarantine will have to remain

The Uttarakhand government has also opened its boundaries to domestic tourists. However, here too, people coming from other states will have to bring a negative report of Corona. Only when the report is negative will it be allowed to roam around in the state.

 

If a tourist wants to come to the state but has not got the corona test done, he has to come and stay in the hotel for 7 days quarantine. Booking of this hotel will also have to be done by yourself.

 

Char Dham Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath have also opened in the state, but here the temple cannot touch the idol nor ring the bell. The pilgrims coming here will also not get prasad.

 

What is the situation of corona here: The number of corona patients in Uttarakhand has reached 3 thousand 258. However, 2 thousand 650 of them have recovered and returned home. However, 46 people have died. The number of active cases here is 562.

 

4. Rajasthan: It is necessary to wear a mask, not more than 5 in a group

During the Unlock-1 in Rajasthan, many tourist places were opened for tourists. There are 342 monuments, which were closed since 18 March. To increase the number of tourists here, no fees were charged at any tourist place for the first two weeks.

 

SOP was also issued for tourists visiting here. It is necessary to sanitize every tourist place here. Along with this, it is necessary to have a thermal screening of every tourist coming to the monuments or tourist place, along with masking. Also, if people are coming in a group, then there should not be more than 5 people in a group.

 

5. Madhya Pradesh: National Park still open, no more than 4 in a train

Madhya Pradesh has opened the national park closed to tourists due to Corona from June 15. The area of ​​77 thousand 700 sq km of Madhya Pradesh surrounded by 5 states is forest. There are 11 National Parks and 24 Wildlife Centuries. Tourists coming from other states can also come here for three to four days or on weekends.

 

However, there is also SOP to come here. Only those in the hotel will get entry, who will be fine. It will be necessary to wear a mask and take care of social distancing. Apart from this, there will be screening at the gate of Tourist Place and only healthy people will get entry.

 

Of the vehicles which are registered for tourism only, if there are 6 people from the same family, but only 4 people are from different families. Apart from this, trains will also be repeatedly sanitized and in places where tourists gather, those places will also be sanitized again and again.

 

What is the situation of corona here: 16 thousand 36 corona patients have been found so far in Madhya Pradesh, out of which 11 thousand 987 have been cured. 629 people have died here from Corona. Currently, there are 3 thousand 420 active cases.

 

6. Karnataka: There will be no entry of people from other states.

Like other states, Karnataka has also opened many tourist places, but this has also created a new problem. Last week, Karnataka Tourism Minister CT Ravi has also appealed people not to visit the tourist place. Because, people living near Tourist Place are getting disturbed by the arrival of tourists. Not only this, many places have been closed again.

 

Seeing the rush of tourists, the government has also issued advisory that people from other states and people from other districts will not be able to come. If a person from another state or someone from another district is caught roaming, then action will be taken against him under section 188 of IPC and section 51 of Disaster Management.

 

What is the situation of corona here: So far, 28 thousand 877 cases of corona have been reported in Karnataka. So far 470 people have lost their lives in the state from Corona and 11 thousand 876 people have been cured. At present, there are 16 thousand 531 active cases here.

 

Preparation to open tourist place in these 2 states too

1. Maharashtra: Corona is the worst hit on this state. Here the figure of corona infected has reached close to two and a half lakhs, while the lives of nine and a half thousand people have also been lost. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has recently told that the government has prepared the SOP regarding the Tourist Place and soon it will be opened with some conditions.

2. Jammu and Kashmir: There are 9 thousand 261 cases of corona here and 149 people have lost their lives. Jammu and Kashmir is also set to open for tourists soon. The lieutenant governor GC Murmu has ordered state officials to make guidelines for tourists.

 

Maybe international flight starts from 31 July, then foreign tourists will also start coming.

More than 1.08 crore foreign tourists visited India in 2019. The government also earned more than Rs 2.10 lakh crore from this. In the same year, even before the outbreak of Coronavirus, the number of foreign tourists in India had increased in January, but it decreased in February and March.

 

International flights have been closed since 23 March in India and have been suspended till 31 July. International flights may begin after 31 July. If this happens, foreign tourists can also start coming.

 

However, the tourism sector alone has suffered more than Rs 80,000 crore so far due to the closure of international flights. Last year, in the 5 months of March to July, the government earned Rs 80 thousand 997 crore from foreign tourists.

 

Not only this, between January and March last year, the government earned Rs 52 thousand 232 crore from foreign tourists. Whereas, between January and March this year, the government could earn only Rs 44 thousand 396 crore. That is 7 thousand 836 crore rupees less than the previous time.