No RTPCR report but Covid e-pass still required to enter Himachal: CM
The arrival of the massive tourists in the state is the oxygen relief to the dying tourism industry, particularly the hotel sector
Arvind Sharma
Jun 14, 2021 08:16
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Shimla/Dharamsala: In order to facilitate the people visiting the State, though the State Government has removed the condition of RTPCR report to enter the State, yet people visiting the State would be monitored through registration in Covid e-pass software at the entry of state borders
This was stated by CM Jai Ram Thakur to the media in Shimla today. He said that all the persons intend to enter in the State are now required to enter their particulars in the online software and details of their arrival were being shared with all the concerned stakeholders
The Chief Minister said “However, the Government was ensuring that nobody was allowed to flout the Covid norms to check spread of the Coronavirus. Inter-state movement is not restricted and now allowed throughout the country. Hoteliers have been directed to strictly follow the SoPs issued by the State Government.”
He also urged the tourists to adhere to the guidelines issued by the Government from time to time and also wear the facemasks and maintain social distance.
CM was reacting over the media queries over the massive traffic Jam of tourist vehicles at Parwanoo in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
Days after the Himachal Pradesh government eased COVID-19 curbs and announced that negative RT-PCR tests are no longer required to enter the state, scores of vehicles were seen at the inter-state barriers in different districts of the state including Solan, Una, Kangra and Sirmour, bringing traffic to a halt.
Notably, the state is witnessing a massive jump in the arrival of tourists following the rising temperature across northern India. If reports are to be believed, nearly 5,000 vehicles entered Shimla in the last 36 hours’
The arrival of the massive tourists in the state is the oxygen relief to the dying tourism industry, particularly the hotel sector.
