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'Eco-Tourism' In Bengal
'Eco-Tourism' In Bengal
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 | AY
Eco-tourism is a new phenomenon in West Bengal but it is catching up gradually thanks to the effort of West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd., a Government of West Bengal undertaking under the State's Department of Forests. The primary objective of WBFDC in the field of eco-tourism is to promote and manage the activities in an environmentally, culturally and economically sustainable manner by involvement of the locals in these remote areas and launching various welfare schemes for the locals involved in the process of eco-tourism. At present, WBFDC has 16 Eco-tourism resorts in various locations all over Bengal. All these resorts have one thing in common they are located in the most exquisite locales in the Northern and Southern parts of the State. In order to render better services to the tourists and formulate new policies and steps to increase business, WBFDC has recruited Eco-tourism Consultants. WBFDC also plans to add new features to the existing eco-tourism resorts. An ayurvedic treatment and healing centre will be opened at Garpanchkot, which has a rich history of ayurvedic healing. This place in Purulia district is also famous for its medicinal herbs and plants. WBFDC has netted nearly Rs. 1.30 crore from its eco-tourism initiatives in the last fiscal and is expecting to double it in the current financial year.
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