India, Aug. 1 -- Tourists looking to visit Mussoorie in Uttarakhand will now have to register starting from August 1. The Uttarakhand tourism department recently announced that a registration portal has been launched to assess the number of tourists and provide better facilities to them.

State tourism secretary Dhiraj Singh Garbyal told ANI that with this, the number of tourists can be better assessed. He also said that in future, the department is planning to place a registration system for other tourist destinations as well.

Tourists visiting Mussoorie will have to register their details on a portal developed by the Uttarakhand Tourism Department at the time of check-in, PTI reported. District Tourism Officer Brijendra Pandey said tha...