A seven member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Sujit Banerjee, Secretary (Retd), Ministry of Tourism to finalise the guidelines for Forest and Wildlife Ecotourism, according to a Press Information Bureau release today. The committee will firm up the guidelines for Forest and Wildlife Ecotourism in the context of advisories issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Forest (Conservation) Act. It will also analyse the studies conducted by the Ministry of Tourism on lodges and resorts around the Tiger Reserves. The committee will make an appraisal of ecological issues, tourist visitation and suggest measures for carrying capacity of Reserves and give recommendation for regulating tourism in ecologically sensitive non-forest areas in and around Tiger Reserves. The committee start work yesterday and will submit its final report within 45 days.
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