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Siang River Festival of Arunachal Pradesh

     Tuting (Arunachal Pradesh): Arunachal Pradesh government has organised the Siang River Festival for the second consecutive year to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the State. The six-day festival began on Thursday. The government has made the region accessible for the tourists to attend the fest.

    The festival, which was initiated last year, has been named after River Siang, which has its origin in China as Tsang Pho and flows through Arunachal as river Siang. Addressing the audience on the inaugural day, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni advocated the steps to promote tourism in the State. She said her ministry favours lifting travel restrictions to visit the region for anyone from other parts of the country and even for foreign tourists. "My department will ensure how to turn this festival into a large revenue-generating project so that people from across the world as well as our Home Ministry will be asked to give some concessions in the (official) acts and various restrictions passed regarding restricted areas and protected areas. It will enable more and more people from across the country to come here next year and be a part of your third festival," said Soni. While laying the foundation stone for a tourism complex in the region, she promised residents to make Siang festival a major tourist attraction. Arunachal Pradesh is a protected region and domestic tourists require permits to visit here from the State Government. Foreigners have to obtain special permits from Indian missions abroad, besides offices of the Central and State Home Ministers.
-Jan 13,  2007

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