{"id":256324,"date":"2023-08-16T20:37:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=256324"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:29:38","slug":"disaster-in-the-himalayas-no-one-likes-to-say-that-tourism-brings-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/disaster-in-the-himalayas-no-one-likes-to-say-that-tourism-brings-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster in the Himalayas: No one likes to say that tourism brings trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cDisaster in the Himalayas: No one likes to say that tourism brings trouble\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 16th August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Disaster Management<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– Article discusses the effects of infrastructure developments for tourism industry on Himalayas.<\/p>\n

What is the recent development in Amsterdam that sets an example for tourism industry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The city’s mayor has decided to prohibit cruise ships<\/strong> from docking in the central area. A study conducted in 2021 revealed that a single large cruise ship emits as much nitrogen oxide in one day as 30,000 trucks. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Each cruise ship brings around 7,000 tourists<\/strong>, contributing to employment and local businesses<\/strong> in the city.<\/p>\n

How development startegy adopted by Himalayan states are contributing to disaters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The landslides <\/strong>along highways and the destruction of bridges has minimal influence on the economic strategies <\/strong>of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.<\/p>\n

There is a clash of narratives .<\/strong> On one side is the discourse of development<\/strong>, where tourism occupies a central role, particularly in hilly regions. On the opposing side, there is the outcry of nature conservationists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout the Himalayan region, hospitality secto<\/strong>r has given little consideration to the disappearance of forests or the disposal of waste.<\/p>\n

Rivers serve as the ultimate drainage systems<\/strong>. In the hills, landslides’ debris<\/strong> cleared periodically to alleviate traffic congestion on highways is deposited in rivers<\/p>\n

The government prioritize reconstructing<\/strong> the damaged highway segments and bridge rather than rather than changing its strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How attitude of tourism industry is threat to Himalyan ecology?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The prevailing policy<\/strong> is guided by the belief that the tourism industry is the linchpin of prosperity. <\/strong>Thers is underestimation of the ecological impacts of unrestricted tourism<\/strong> on Himalayan ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Tourists’ behavior <\/strong>increasingly aligns with established stereotypes. <\/strong>They are often perceived as individuals seeking enjoyment. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ensuring their lavish experiences<\/strong> is seen as a fundamental aspect of hospitality,<\/strong> even in pilgrimage destinations.<\/p>\n

Occurrences like forest fires<\/strong> during the summer and the occurrence of landslides and floods during rainy seasons are now anticipated as potential disasters. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tourists don’t appear to recognize that their style of travel can harm the mountainous regions. <\/strong>They seem to be oblivious to news about these incidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cDisaster in the Himalayas: No one likes to say that tourism brings trouble\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 16th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Disaster Management News– Article discusses the effects of infrastructure developments for tourism industry on Himalayas. What is the recent development in Amsterdam that… Continue reading Disaster in the Himalayas: No one likes to say that tourism brings trouble<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[411,216],"class_list":["post-256324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-disaster-management","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":18,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698476657},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}