Uttarakhand Forward 2.0 | Prasanna Kumar Patro lays out Uttarakhand’s ecotourism roadmap

P asa a
Kuma
Pat o
maps
out
g ee
tou ism
oadmap
to
2047

Utta akha d
Fo wa d
2.0
is
the
seco d
editio
of
The
Times
of
I dia’s
flagship
video
se ies
spotlighti g
the
state’s
jou ey
of
g owth,
i ovatio
a d
t a sfo mative
gove a ce.
Th ough
exclusive
co ve satio s
with
policymake s,
admi ist ato s,
i dust y
leade s,
educatio ists
a d
expe ts,
the
se ies
explo es
the
ideas,
i itiatives
a d
visio
shapi g
Utta akha d’s
futu e
ac oss
i f ast uctu e,
clea
e e gy,
educatio ,
tou ism,
sustai ability
a d
mo e.
The
campaig
highlights
the
policies
d ivi g
p og ess,
the
challe ges
a d
oppo tu ities
ahead,
a d
the
oadmap
fo
the
state’s
ext
phase
of
developme t.

Ca
tou ism
a d
co se vatio
go
ha d
i
ha d?

As
Utta akha d
bala ces
g owi g
tou ism
with
the
eed
to
p otect
its
ich
fo ests
a d
wildlife,
the
co ve satio
a ou d
sustai able
developme t
has
eve
bee
mo e
impo ta t.I
this
episode
of
Utta akha d
Fo wa d
2.0,
Richa
Jai
Kal a
speaks
with
P asa a
Kuma
Pat o,
MD,
Ecotou ism
Developme t
Co po atio ,
CCF
Ecotou ism
&
CCF
(HRD),
Depa tme t
of
Fo est,
Gove me t
of
Utta akha d,
about
the
state’s
visio
fo
p ese vi g
its
atu al
he itage
while
c eati g
sustai able
livelihoods.

The
discussio
explo es
ecotou ism,
fo est
co se vatio ,
huma -wildlife
co flict,
climate
cha ge,
fo est
fi es,
biodive sity,
commu ity
pa ticipatio
th ough
Va
Pa chayats,
a d
the
ole
of
local
commu ities
i
p otecti g
Utta akha d’s
ecosystems.

F om
mass
tou ism
to
value
tou ism

M .
Pat o
outli ed
a
ecotou ism
visio
ce t ed
o
smalle
desti atio s,
local
pa ticipatio
a d
low-impact
t avel.
“Expe ie tial
tou ism
is
ve y
impo ta t,”
he
said,
st essi g
the
eed
to
move
f om
mass
tou ism
towa ds
value
tou ism.

What
does
the
oad
ahead
look
like?

The
co ve satio
also
explo ed
livelihoods,
Va
Pa chayats
a d
the
eed
to
sp ead
tou ism
to
emote
a eas
while
educi g
p essu e
o
popula
desti atio s.
Looki g
ahead,
Pat o
said
Utta akha d
should
develop
smalle
desti atio s
that
a e
“less
capital
i te sive,
less
ca bo
footp i t”,
while
buildi g
o
the
state’s
atu al
st e gths
to
eme ge
as
a
leadi g
ecotou ism
desti atio .

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