Tourism hits Ladakh ecosystem
The opening up of the high altitude wetlands in the Changthang region of Ladakh for tourism is disturbing its extremely fragile ecosystem. Modernisation, development and a sudden increase in tourism
The opening up of the high altitude wetlands in the Changthang region of Ladakh for tourism is disturbing its extremely fragile ecosystem. Modernisation, development and a sudden increase in tourism
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Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council LAHDC speaks to Down To Earth.
It isn't that the rich and the wealthy got their water from elsewhere. They invested more than others in design as well as beautification. From the seventh century AD, the city was ruled by dukes (<i>doge</i>). One of the most photographed locations is the Doge Palace. But the tourists taking pictures of the palace don't stop to notice that the pavement on which they stand (<i>right</i>) is part of an elaborate water storage system that supported the pomp and glory of the palace. The tourism brochures don't tell.
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Detailed project reports will be prepared to develop eco-tourism in the country, Union Tourism Minister Jagmohan said. Eco-tourism in the country is slated to get a boost with the government
Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. Socially responsible and ecologically sustainable tourism, which could at the same time be profitable for the com
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