Mizoram seeks sustainability as tourism booms

AIZAWL

Improved connectivity, particularly railways, has helped Mizoram record a 51% increase in tourist arrivals between January and August 2026 over the corresponding period in 2025.

The State’s Lalduhoma-led Zoram People’s Movement government has envisaged 12 lakh tourist arrivals by 2030 and 20 lakh by 2047, powered by community-based projects, the backbone of the growth story so far.

Tour operators said the 6.7 lakh tourists Mizoram clocked in eight months this year is less than 1% of what India generates.

Wary of tourism’s downsides, “late-starter” Mizoram government prefers a slower but steadier growth.

“Mizoram has a lot of catching up to do with her northeastern neighbours in terms of tourism. But we want child-safe, women-safe and sustainable tourism where community, culture, and nature are safeguarded,” Tourism Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar said during the three-day Mizoram Travel Fest in Aizawl on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).