Tourist footfalls have plummeted in Manipur to nearly 17,000 in 2024-25 from 1.79 lakh in 2019-20, amid ethnic violence between Meiteis and the Kuki-Zo community continuing for more than two years, a statement said.

Not only the unrest in the state, but also the exorbitant airfare is a factor responsible for the decline in the number of travellers in the state, it said.