In the backdrop of two deaths on the route this season, now no trekkers and pilgrims will be allowed to move on Kinner Kailash trek without permission of the district administration.
Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner Gopal Chand on Thursday said tour operators organising treks in the district should be registered with the tourism department and submit the list of trekkers at nearest police station before commencing the trek. He said that tour operators should also submit the list of trekkers at police station after finishing the trek. The Deputy Commissioner expressed concern over trekking by five trekkers towards Kinner Kailash without informing district administration out of which two trekkers died. The three trekkers were rescued by the police and Home Guard Quick response team. Presiding over a meeting regarding illegal adventure and trekking activities in district Kinnaur, he said that the as per the Himachal Pradesh Miscellaneous Adventure Activities Rules, 2017 any trekking activity in the district has to be carried out with prior permission of the tourism officer.