Thursday, September 20, 2012, 16:00 Hrs [IST] NTCA to revise guidelines to offer states liberty to c

Thursday, September 20, 2012, 16:00 Hrs [IST] NTCA to revise guidelines to offer states liberty to choose core areas of tiger reserves Indian government international cheap airline tickets plans to impose Eco Tax in core areas By TBM Staff | Mumbai
In response to the Supreme Court's (SC) interim ban on Tiger Tourism, an expert committee by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) recently decided to revise its guidelines to allow state governments to designate special tourism zones as per their choice in core areas that have highest tiger density. Also, the Indian government will suggest restricted tourism activity with Eco Tax in core areas, according to a report by Chetan Chauhan in Hindustan Times.
With the revised guidelines, international cheap airline tickets state governments will receive more flexibility in identifying green zones for tourism and utilisation of revenue generated through tourism for tiger conservation. States will have the power to allow new tourism facilities outside tiger reserves as part of the Ecotourism management plan.