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Entry fees for foreign stopped

By Tashi Morup Leh, May 07: Following the tour operators of Leh raising objections against charging levy of rupees 400 from the foreign tourists visiting Leh the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, has decided to stop it and keep it suspended until next move. With this charging of entry fees at the airport has stopped. The tour operators complained of several loopholes in the entry fees system that was made without consulting them. The President, All Ladakh Travel and Tour Operators Association (ALTOA), T Spalbar Goba said this to KT. There are possible chances harassment at the check posts where tourists have to show the Entry Card in case this card is lost, he said. It can cause lot of inconvenience to non-tourist passengers also, which the administration never thought of, Spalbar said.

Mr. T Spalbar Goba, President, ALTOA

Moreover, he said, with only a short season with limited number of tourists visiting here in Ladakh it is too soon to charge levy. There are some low budget foreign tourists for whom even the present amount is too high though majority might not have problem paying it. 

Another problem with the levy is the ambiguity about the objective of the entry fees. It is feared that the money earned would be lost if it is submitted to the treasury instead of using the money exclusively for environmental cleanliness especially around trekking routes as decided earlier in different meetings.

Looking at the profits through this levy the neighbour district Kargil will follow suite. In that case the number of check posts increases and the amount of levy doubles. These things were also not taken into account while taking such decision, said Spalbar. 

The Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Satish Nehru has said in a press statement that the Hill Council took this decision in view of the apprehension among the local tour operators that entry fees would impede the tourism business.

The council also decided to keep in abeyance the charging rupees 800 for restricted areas including Tsomo ri ri and Pangong Lakes, Nubra valley and Dha Hanu. The decision to levy the entry fees were taken far back in 1999, but it was implemented only recently.

A month after charging the levy of rupees 400 some 1,50,000 rupees have been collected, said the press statement adding that the tourists were happy paying the amount.

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