Morung Express News
Chümoukedima | January 28
Minster for Tourism & Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along on Sunday stated that Nagaland has one of the highest tourist footfalls in the country, going by state size and population. He said that the percentage of tourists compared to the population of Nagaland (per capita) is approximately 15%.
“The number of tourist footfall in Nagaland according to the population of our state is approximately 15% of our whole population. So I think if you look at the statistics of India, in terms of the states and the area, then Nagaland is one of the highest,” the Minster said during the the sidelines of the 17th Bishu Mini Hornbill Festival at Dhansiripar village, Chümoukedima on January 28.
This however is in contrast to data furnished by the Union Tourism Minister at the Lok Sabha on December 11 stating that Nagaland state had recorded the second-lowest tourist footfall among 37 states and Union Territories (UTs) in…
