Tents for shelter , Tents for Fun… being treated second class in your own country
this is so amazing for me to see that Indian government is so concerned about hosting Guest and looking at putting new community into tourism industry point 'G' in a way a person associated with nomads this might be an emotional response but the government has not taken any efforts in recognising these communities, nor do they respect their traditional Nomadic livelihoods and thus creating similar infrastructure for them.
in fall this effort is for the revenue i guess all of us involved in any profession also skilled and unskilled workers contribute in various forms of tax, even the Nomadic communities for their livelihood could have been negotiated with and a consensus on the quantum of revenue could have been mate with it that was the main consideration.
thus at a economic policy level it look strange to me that we are not prepared to provide infrastructure for the skills and professions that exists but we are wanting to introduce infrastructure and build community skills around it again reference point G.
And at the end of the day even after knowing the capacity of the western lifestyle to generate garbage there is all provision on hygiene standards due to revenue consideration, but what about environmental consideration. Not a single point talks about it except saying we sill accept the garbage but mange in environmentally conscious manner.
Well come to the worlds largest democracy.
In reference to the following approval :
TRAVEL IMPACT NEWSWIRE -- Edition 56 (2008) - Friday, 18 July 2008
country is facing acute shortage of hotel accommodation all over the
country. The mismatch in demand & supply is pushing the hotel tariff
higher. This has led to
competitive International Market.
The issue of creating additional and new category accommodation units
has been under the consideration of the Ministry of Tourism. It has been
the endeavour of the Ministry of Tourism to take all steps to augment
the room availability in the country. Setting up of camp sites and
tented accommodation would enhance availability of rooms for the
tourists. Moreover setting up of
promoting and facilitating Eco, Adventure and Pilgrimage tourism.
The Ministry has approved two sets of Guidelines for Development of Camp
Sites and Guidelines for Approval and Classification of Tented
Accommodation. The Guidelines for Development of Camp Sites are advisory
in nature and designed to encourage the State Governments and Union
Territory Administrations to promote and facilitate the setting up of
camp sites. The classification will ensure quality and standards being
observed by these establishments.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GUIDELINES FOR SETTING UP OF
A. Categories & Class of
following five categories according to their geographical features-
Wildlife, Adventure (Land, Water & Air). Pilgrimage, New Destinations
and Destinations Linked to International Events. The camp sites can be
further classified under 2 categories according to the facilities
available - Deluxe and Standard.
B. Specifications: The camp site would have following specifications:
I. Minimum and maximum no. of units will be 6 and 50 respectively
depending on the location and type of camps.
II. The camps would have semi build structures and rooms, Ecosan
toilets, kitchen and storage.
III. A Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) may be constructed in a manner
which blends with nature and surroundings of the location and region.
The TRC should have appropriate facilities and infrastructure for the
tourists.
C. Safety, Hygiene, Responsible Standards, and Environmentally Friendly:
For camps to be models of eco-excellence, the aspect of hygiene, garbage
disposal, responsible use of plastic, promotion of eco friendly stuff,
use of alternate energy resources, installation of fire fighting
equipments and camp security should be taken care.
D. Support from the Local Administration: Support from the local
administration in respect of water supply, electricity and subsidies on
buying state of the art alternate energy resources such as solar & wind
based equipment could be provided E. Role Of The State Governments:
a) To identify land banks for the above mentioned campsites as per the
categories proposed.
b) To arrange single window clearance for all approvals
c) To facilitate/execute lease of land to private partners/entrepreneurs.
F. Land Requirement For Different Categories For Camps: Land requirement
for the camp site would be in the range of 1200 to 2000 square meters
depending on location and type of camp.
G. Participation of Local Community: All efforts should be made to
encourage participation of the local community in the tourism related
activities of the camp sites. Training and sensitization of the members
of the local communities should be undertaken for capacity building and
for creating awareness about economic benefits of tourism to the local
communities.
H. Carrying Capacity: Carrying capacity must be kept in mind for wild
life/adventure/ new destinations campsites. There should be a minimum
separation of 500 meters between camp sites and no more than two
campsites in an area of one square kilometer.
I. Promotion and Marketing: The State Government would undertake
initiatives and campaigns to promote the camping facilities located in
their states.
SILENT FEATURES OF THE DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR APPROVAL AND CLASSIFICATION
OF TENTED ACCOMMODATION
A) The Category: The classification of Tented Accommodation (Camping
sites) is proposed to be done based on the minimum of 6 tents and the
minimum size of 10x 10ft. with a height of 7 ft. in two categories as under:
(i) Deluxe
(ii) Standard.
B) Standards of facilities & services: On the suggestion of the
stakeholders the service and facilities to be provided in the tented
accommodation have been scaled down as compared to the hotels in view of
its location in far flung and difficult areas. However, basic
requirements like toilet, water, bed-sheets have been retained.
C) Permission/Document s required: Since land is a critical component of
the Camps, the ownership/lease etc. is to be established. The permission
of the District Magistrate/Collector of the District for tented
accommodation would be taken.
D) Safety & Security: The arrangements for the safety & security of the
tourists would be a critical factor in criteria for classification and
approval of the tented accommodation.
E) Participation of local community: Appropriate weight age in the
Guidelines has been provided for promotion of local resources such as
local folk dance and music, local arts and handicrafts and employment of
local youth.
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