We are ready for tourist season: minister

He said that the department was stressing on security of tourists and instruction had been given to cops to ensure that.

Tourism is the backbone of the state economy. Especially as the resumption of mining on its earlier scale seems bleak.

The tourism minister Babu Azgaokar said that last year around 10 lakh foreign tourists had visited the state along with approximately 76 lakh local tourists.

However, the minister had a warning. No drug using tourists welcome in the state.