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Arunachal CM Urges Border Tourism at Shangri-La Festival to Boost Local Livelihoods
✍️ The Assam Tribune
🗓 19 Oct 2026, 11:32 AM
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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister has highlighted the Shangri-La festival as a platform to promote border tourism, aiming to enhance livelihoods for local communities.
The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh announced that the upcoming Shangri-La festival would serve as a launchpad for promoting border tourism in the state.
During a briefing, the CM emphasized the festival’s potential to attract visitors from neighboring countries and domestic travelers interested in the region’s unique cultural heritage.
Officials expect that increased tourist footfall will create new income streams for artisans, hospitality workers and small businesses in border districts.
The state government plans to collaborate with tourism boards and local communities to develop infrastructure and marketing campaigns that showcase the festival’s attractions.
During a briefing, the CM emphasized the festival’s potential to attract visitors from neighboring countries and domestic travelers interested in the region’s unique cultural heritage.
Officials expect that increased tourist footfall will create new income streams for artisans, hospitality workers and small businesses in border districts.
The state government plans to collaborate with tourism boards and local communities to develop infrastructure and marketing campaigns that showcase the festival’s attractions.