Recently, a division bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled against sale of junk food and wafers in plastic packaging. Considering the relevance of such decisions for eco-tourism, it is a judgment every administrator, every public servant, every Abuite should read at least once.
Being a tourist destination it is a must that visitors should have the option of spending on carry out food stuff. A ban on plastic packaging doesn't take away livelihood or hamper tourism in any way. In fact, being an Eco-sensitive zone the administrators should right away take some positives from this judgment and extend the plastic ban to all other food items sold within the municipal limits of Mount Abu, excluding water. A time bound transition is always possible. Also, a plastic waste audit is completely absent from the plastic waste management policy adopted presently.
Every tourist place sells its name and fame through local stuff. A packaged food item available in a city or town if sold here as it is, that doesn't make any tourism-sense. To promote ones local capabilities, one has to be creative and opportunistic at the same time. It is a fact that Mount Abu is thronged by millions during peak season periods like Diwali, New Year, etc. This madness becomes a great time to sell out local brands and items with promotions and marketing. Eco-tourism doesn't sell on its own. There has to be several best practices which inspires or at least attracts tourists from across the globe. That will surely be the true indicator of local development through global involvement.
Preserve Nature, adopt a Tree.
Being a tourist destination it is a must that visitors should have the option of spending on carry out food stuff. A ban on plastic packaging doesn't take away livelihood or hamper tourism in any way. In fact, being an Eco-sensitive zone the administrators should right away take some positives from this judgment and extend the plastic ban to all other food items sold within the municipal limits of Mount Abu, excluding water. A time bound transition is always possible. Also, a plastic waste audit is completely absent from the plastic waste management policy adopted presently.
Every tourist place sells its name and fame through local stuff. A packaged food item available in a city or town if sold here as it is, that doesn't make any tourism-sense. To promote ones local capabilities, one has to be creative and opportunistic at the same time. It is a fact that Mount Abu is thronged by millions during peak season periods like Diwali, New Year, etc. This madness becomes a great time to sell out local brands and items with promotions and marketing. Eco-tourism doesn't sell on its own. There has to be several best practices which inspires or at least attracts tourists from across the globe. That will surely be the true indicator of local development through global involvement.
Preserve Nature, adopt a Tree.
