Tourism in Mizoram

Mizoram
State
Location of Mizoram (marked in red) in India
Location of Mizoram (marked in red) in India
Coordinates (Aizawl): 23°22′N 92°48′E / 23.36°N 92.8°E / 23.36; 92.8
Country India
RegionNortheast India
CapitalAizawl
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,091,014
Official languageMizo.[1]
Websitemizoram.gov.in
† It was elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986

Mizoram is a state in the northeast of India. Mizoram is considered by many as a beautiful place due to its landscape and pleasant climate. There have been many attempts to increase revenue through tourism but many potential tourists find the lack of amenities to be a hurdle. However, the State continues to promote itself and many projects have been initiated. The tourism ministry continues to maintain or upgrade its tourist lodges throughout the state. Foreign tourists are required to obtain an 'inner line permit' under the special permit before visiting. The permit can be obtained from Indian missions abroad for a limited number of days or direct from Mizoram Government authorities within India. The state is rich in bird diversity, which has the potentiality to make it a major birding destination.[3] Mizoram is a stronghold for Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae).[4] There is also a rare record of the wild water buffalo from the state.[5] There are several past records of the Sumatran rhinoceros from Mizoram, then Lushai Hills.[6] The small population of wild elephants can be seen in Ngengpui and Dampa Sanctuaries.[7]

  1. ^ Commissioner, Linguistic Minorities, 41st report: July 2002 - June 2003, p. paras 28.4, 28.9, archived from the original on 24 February 2007, retrieved 16 July 2007
  2. ^ "Census Population". Census of India. Ministry of Finance India. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2008) A pocket guide to the birds of Mizoram. Gibbon Books & The Rhino Foundation for Nature in North East India, Guwahati, India. 122pp. [Supported by Oriental Bird Club, UK]
  4. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2002). Survey of Mrs Hume's pheasant in North East India. Technical Report No. 5. The Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 30pp. [Final report to the Oriental Bird Club, UK]
  5. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2010). The vanishing herds: wild water buffalo. Gibbon Books & The Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 184pp. [Supported by CEPF & Taiwan Forestry Bureau]
  6. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1997) The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India. Oryx 31(2):151–152
  7. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2001) The wild elephant Elephas maximus in Mizoram. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 98(3): 439–441