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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
04-December-2019 19:17 IST
Opening of Siachen Glacier for Tourism

Selected areas are being identified on case to case basis after due consideration of operational, security and administrative aspects.  The number of tourists to be permitted will be considered on case to case basis.

The movement of the civilians to the region will be controlled in a manner, so as to safeguard the ecology and local flora & fauna.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Manish Tewari in Lok Sabha today.

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