Tourism in India

TALKING ABOUT Goa reminded me about some of the deplorable tourist destinations in India and what is the future of the immense opportunities of tourism here. India, like some far eastern countries such as Japan, china etc…have an amazing cultural and monumental sites for all travel bugs but the most horrific thing is that these sites are poorly managed and maintained. Another interesting fact for you is that Three Indian sites were added to the World Heritage list by the United Nations' cultural branch, UNESCO, this summer. They join 23 other sites in India which have already been listed by the organization .India is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

India certainly needs all the international help it can get. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which is run by central government, is in charge of some 5,000 sites throughout the country; there are dozens more managed by State governments and hundreds which are simply unprotected. But how much difference will the UNESCO imprimatur make to the three new World Heritage Sites? , we have to wait and watch.

Now, coming away from “heritage destinations” there are other more popular leisure destination that clearly lacks the motive to “keep clean and maintain well”

Though India ranks 46th as a Tourist destination, you will be surprised to learn that it is still the industry which earns highest foreign Exchange in India.

The benefits of the growth of the Tourism industry are trickling down to the government of India and finally some small steps are taken to improve the current appalling state of most tourist and heritage sites.

How we can improve the tourism in India….well I, for one, would recommend that these core ideas be religiously followed

• BUILD pride for India’s unique biodiversity and political and public support for law enforcement and other approaches to conserve protected areas such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, beaches, rivers and lakes and enriched nature reserves such as “the Cauvery” basin reserve and the entire river’s length of nature trails.
• PROFESSIONALIZE protected area management by creating partnerships between Government, NGOs, private sector, local communities and other stakeholders
• DEMONSTRATE benefits of effective protected area management to local communities and to improving their livelihoods in and around the tourism site.
• IMPROVE habitat connectivity and integrity of designated and potential World Heritage sites

FINAL but not the last keep the marked zones free from hawkers, garbage, eateries and enforce strict cleanliness and observe the dictum.

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