Manipur Tourism Launches Mobile Application for Manipur Sangai Festival 2017
Date : 19 November, 2017

o Tickets made available online to ease ticketing hassles
o Tickets for Sangai festival available at your fingertips now
o Visitors can enjoy free Wi-Fi Access at Hapta Kangjeibung courtesy Reliance Jio

Imphal, 19th November, 2017: In an endeavour to help ease visits to the Manipur Sangai Festival this year, the Directorate of Tourism, Government of Manipur has officially announced the launch of Manipur Sangai Festival, 2017’s android mobile application today. The application will help visitors to access online information about the festival across venues on their mobile phones. The application is available for free download by the public at Android Play Store starting today.

The Directorate of Tourism has also made online tickets available through its portal www.sangaiticket.com in order to avoid ticketing hassles by visitors at the last minute.

Online tickets are made available for sale and one can also book their tickets using the mobile application. Visitors using the application will have online access to information about events at different venues where the festival will be conducted this year.

The application will also feature exclusive news about the Sangai Festival which will be updated on a daily basis. It will act as a personalised guide for visitors at the multiple venues where the festival will be conducted this year. It will also help the locals and other inbound tourists who are new to the city in deciding places to visit while selecting the events they wish to attend. Google map locations of each venue embedded in the mobile application will also serve as an added advantage to visitors who are new to Manipur.

This year, the tourism department has also announced Jio as its digital partner for the festival. Visitors will get to enjoy free Wi-Fi and update their visit status from Hapta Kangjeibung this year and hit a like button by visiting www.facebook.com/visitmanipur. One can select the JioNet option on the available Wi-Fi networks at Hapta Kangjeibung and log onto JioNet after entering the OTP generated automatically.

Entry tickets for Hapta Kangjeibung are priced at Rs.30/- (Adults) and Rs.20/- (Uniformed Students). The price of the tickets for Khuman Lampak and Lamboi Khongnangkhong are Rs. 20 (Adult) and Rs.10 (Uniformed Students).

For tethered hot air balloon flights, tickets are priced at the rate of Rs. 200 (Uniformed Students) and Rs. 500 (Adults). Tickets are also available at all venues of the event and at various counters at Kongba, Singjamei, Lilong, Kwakeithel, Keishampat, Uripok, Lalambung, Khoyathong and Lamlong.

For further information, please contact:
R. Sudhan (IAS)
Director (Tourism)
Government of Manipur
E-mail: manipurtsm(AT)gmail(DOT)com