GUWAHATI/ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to allow the resumption of renewal of existing inner line permits (ILPs) and issue temporary ILPs from September 1 onwards.
In an order, Kaling Tayeng, commissioner (political) stated that in the interest of public service, the state government had decided to allow the resumption of the existing ILP and issue temporary ones September 1 onwards.
The deputy commissioners have been instructed to follow standard operating procedures and the guidelines that are being issued from time to time by the state government.
The order, however, stated that the ban on tourist ILP clamped on March 19 this year after the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the nation, will continue.
100 more test positive in state
A total of 100 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday, taking the state’s tally to 3,412, a senior health department official said in Itanagar.
Among the fresh cases are 22 security personnel and a health worker, he said. Twenty-three of these cases were reported from the Capital Complex region, 16 from East Siang, 13 from Changlang, 10 from Pakke-Kessang, nine from West Kameng and seven from Upper Subansiri, he added.
Four cases each were reported from West Siang, Lower Siang and Tawang, three from Namsai, two each from Longding, Papumpare and Tirap, and one from Shi-Yomi district, state surveillance officer L Jampa said.
Only eight of the new patients were symptomatic, he said.
Seventeen Armymen — 15 in East Siang and two in West Siang — along with three paramilitary personnel in Lower Siang and one in Tirap, tested positive for Covid-19, Jampa said.
A policeman in Shi-Yomi district and a health worker in Tawang were also found to be Covid-positive, he said.
Eighty-one people recovered from the disease on Tuesday. There are 899 active cases in the state, while 2,508 people have recovered so far. Five patients have died due to the virus, Jampa said.
The recovery rate in the state stands at 73.27%, he said. The state has so far tested 1.49 lakh samples for Covid-19, including, 3,261 on Tuesday.
In an order, Kaling Tayeng, commissioner (political) stated that in the interest of public service, the state government had decided to allow the resumption of the existing ILP and issue temporary ones September 1 onwards.
The deputy commissioners have been instructed to follow standard operating procedures and the guidelines that are being issued from time to time by the state government.
The order, however, stated that the ban on tourist ILP clamped on March 19 this year after the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the nation, will continue.
100 more test positive in state
A total of 100 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday, taking the state’s tally to 3,412, a senior health department official said in Itanagar.
Among the fresh cases are 22 security personnel and a health worker, he said. Twenty-three of these cases were reported from the Capital Complex region, 16 from East Siang, 13 from Changlang, 10 from Pakke-Kessang, nine from West Kameng and seven from Upper Subansiri, he added.
Four cases each were reported from West Siang, Lower Siang and Tawang, three from Namsai, two each from Longding, Papumpare and Tirap, and one from Shi-Yomi district, state surveillance officer L Jampa said.
Only eight of the new patients were symptomatic, he said.
Seventeen Armymen — 15 in East Siang and two in West Siang — along with three paramilitary personnel in Lower Siang and one in Tirap, tested positive for Covid-19, Jampa said.
A policeman in Shi-Yomi district and a health worker in Tawang were also found to be Covid-positive, he said.
Eighty-one people recovered from the disease on Tuesday. There are 899 active cases in the state, while 2,508 people have recovered so far. Five patients have died due to the virus, Jampa said.
The recovery rate in the state stands at 73.27%, he said. The state has so far tested 1.49 lakh samples for Covid-19, including, 3,261 on Tuesday.
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