Sairang ILP Issuance Tops 22,500 After New Rail Link Boosts Arrivals

Overview

• An officer at the station ILP counter reported 20,914 permits issued from September 13 to December 31 and 1,517 more from January 1–8, bringing the total to 22,431.
• The Mizoram Home Department separately estimated the cumulative count at over 22,500 through January 8 across tourists, professionals, traders and migrant workers.
• Roughly 400 fresh permits are processed daily, typically 100–200 per arriving train, with two passenger services calling at Sairang most days.
• Visitor patterns shifted from tourist-led flows in October–November to more migrant workers and traders in December, with the largest numbers from neighboring Assam alongside arrivals from Delhi, West Bengal and southern states.
• Authorities say violators are being detected and those without valid documents, including beggars, are turned back, as a 20-strong local police team manages ILP checks, surges of up to 1,500–2,000 passengers and unassigned GRP responsibilities.