To boost tourism in Ladakh, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted permission to foreign tourists to visit and stay at Hanle in the Changthang region for the upcoming Ladakh Nomadic Festival scheduled to be held on the 15th and the 16th of July. Prior to this foreigners are restricted in these areas. The festival is being held to promote and preserve the Nomadic cultural heritage and the way of life of the Changpa tribe of the Ladakh region.
 
This is the third edition in the series of the Nomadic Festival which is being organized by the Ladakh Art Culture and Languages Academy of UT Ladakh. The aim to organize this festival is to showcase the livestock of the Changthang area, and its unique nomadic way of life and to preserve and promote their cultural identity.
 
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is expected to grace the two-day-long festival as the Chief Guest.