Shillong May 31: The recent case of a missing tourist couple in the state have raised concerns and BJP Meghalaya feels the need to upgrade the state’s facilities in line with the giant strides made nationally in the digital domain; courtesy the central Govt. led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
BJP Meghalaya suggests that all hotels, resorts, guest house, homestays, service apartments and other businesses related to tourism, should be registered with a Govt. agency. This will ensure that tourists can register via their hotels, homestays etc using a digital application or QR code.
This should in fact be made mandatory as this allows the Govt. to monitor everyone who enters the state; which is important not only from a tourism point of view but also from the perspective of the state’s security. CCTV must be made mandatory at all hotels, guesthouses and such so the entry and exit of guests can be captured in realtime.
In remote areas where mobile networks may not be fully developed, the state Govt. must consider wifi or satellite linked communication and networking services at police outposts and tourist information centers for seamless messaging and heightened monitoring.Tourist information centers should be located near all tourists destinations so that no one is left unattended at any time.
The state BJP impresses upon the state Govt to seek extra manpower and technological assistance from the Centre so the missing couple can be located without further delay.
Meanwhile every member of the state unit remains in prayer that the two tourists return safely to their loved ones, said Mr. Wankitbok Pohshna State General Secretary BJP Meghalaya State Unit.
