New Delhi: The Manipur government on Wednesday (December 18) said that the Centre has once again imposed the Protected Area Regime or Protected Area Permit (PAP) in the state along with Mizoram and Nagaland.
The Manipur government said in a statement that with the reimposition of PAP, the movement of foreigners visiting the state will be closely monitored. They are are required to obtain the necessary Protected Area Permits (PAP) in accordance with the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958, reported The Indian Express.
Back in 2011, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the then UPA II government had scrapped the PAP from Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram with the objective of boosting tourism in the Northeastern states.
A foreign national is required to possess PAP to visit certain areas of the Northeast, with the permit normally has a duration of 10 days which can be extended.
Among the three states where PAP was re-imposed, Manipur has been witnessing ethnic violence since May last year, wherein hundreds have been killed, tens of thousands have been displaced, sharply dividing the state along ethnic lines.
