The Centre has agreed to relax the Protected Area Permits (PAP) for foreign tourists and has created four new tourist circuits which will allow foreigners to visit Arunachal Pradesh and go up to Tuting close to China border. The Union home ministry has delegated power to the Arunachal Pradesh government to issue PAPs to foreign tourists in a group of only two or more for up to 30 days, an official release said here. Earlier foreign tourists were allowed to visit certain areas in the state in a group of no less than four for only 10 days. The Centre has also created new circuits for foreign tourists like Along-Mechuka, Passighat-Jenging-Yingkiong- Tuting along river Siang running vertically down the middle of the state from Tibet which on entering Assam assume the name of Brahmaputra. Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu had taken up the issue of relaxation of permits for foreigners with prime minister Manmohan Singh during the visit of the latter to the state in March.