The Big Cat (Tiger) Project:
There are certain tenets made by the Wild Life Protection Act of India and National Tourism Policy of India. The Supreme Court straightforwardly blames the Tourism for the failure of Project Tiger India. It also uprights Tourism sector for the condition of tigers. The decline in the percentage of tigers in the country is because of the poaching and habitat loss. The stern decision of the Supreme Court will badly affect 53 Reserves and 17 states of India. The deep impact of the court’s decision is on the large number of people who were engaged and earn their living. The joblessness of a huge majority of people whose source of income is generated from the tourism services, will adversely affect the family life. Apart from the natural rain dependent agriculture people were able to make out from tourism areas which provided them an average living standard and a better life to their children.
Madhya Pradesh is such a state where the state generates its major share of income from the wildlife tourism. The accommodation providers along with the lower level workers like the park guides, safari vehicle drivers, vegetable sellers, shop keepers, laundrymen, carpenters, masons etc. were badly infected as the only source of living was lost forever. The stake holders across the country have forwarded a request to modify the decision.
It is the shear waste of time to blame the tourism instead of progressively working towards the conversion of tigers. It is really a matter of shame that the Supreme Court and NTCA hold the same opinion. With the technological advancement in the private sector the conservation of the tigers in degrading. The court should justify the importance of tourism industry so as to define the management plans and introducing the strategy for the development of the lands of the zones with the Tiger Reserve areas.
New guidelines has been prepared and proposed by the National Tiger Conversion Authority of India (NTCA) will benefit the accommodation providers who are specially reside in the Tiger Reserve zones. There is a huge possibility that the guidelines will have a positive result. Although the holiday resorts are outskirts of the Tiger Reserve areas and there are chances that they are not subjected to the new laws proposed to the government. To my 20 years of experience of this industry and have a good reference of all the government and non-government bodies of the tourism sector, it is advisable to keep patience till the end of the month of September to take any further steps. After the final justice we can work together in unity.
Always see the brighter sides and have positive attitude towards whatever you do and hopefully by the coming month things will go normal. These issues catch fire due to the aggressive media and these issues fulfil the political motives to conquer a particular state or constituency. There is a high possibility to receive modified response to the proposal as brilliant lawyers are seeing to this matter.
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