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1. PRASHANT SONI
PGDM (TT) IITTM, Gwalior
(M.P.)
Pollution andPollution and
TourismTourism

2. TourismTourism
 Tourism is an activity of traveller in which they moving
one place to another.
 In tourism we serve the mankind through various
amalgamative industry like Hospitality, Shopping, and
Transportation etc.
 Which some how cause the negative environmental
effect .

3. Environmental Impacts of TourismEnvironmental Impacts of Tourism
 As we know tourism development requires
development of infrastructure and superstructure
 So the POLLUTION and damages can develop
with arrival of visitor.

4. Pollution through TourismPollution through Tourism
Tourism can cause the same forms of pollution as
other industry.
Air emission
Noise
Solid waste and littering
Release of Sewage
Oil and Gases
Even Visual/ Architectural pollution

5. Case Study : SikkimCase Study : Sikkim
(No Plastic Bags, No Landslide only Tourism)(No Plastic Bags, No Landslide only Tourism)
 Seventy-year-old Aitamai has lived in Sichey Basti on the
outskirts of Gangtok for over 40 years now. "But I have
never seen such a bad landslide," she says, referring to
the one that devastated her house in 1996. Aitamai
remembers with horror the day the otherwise-calm jhoras
(rapids) that criss-cross the town washed away mountain
slopes and brought life to a standstill.

6. Cont...Cont...
 Aitamai blames plastic bags. -Plastic, plastic," she says,
groping for words to express the enormity of the
devastation that plastic bags brought to her home.
 They clogged the streams and choked the sewage system
of Gangtolk- And when the gushing waters finally broke
free, they swept away mountain slopes in Sichey Basti.
This is when the chief minister passed a law banning the
use of plastic bags in Gangtolk.

7. Cont...Cont...
 "Chanaling has been successful in convincing even the
illiterate masses that plastic bags were responsible" says
Tashi Tsering of the Gangtok-based NGO Concern
Sikkim. While it is one thing to understand the problem, it
is another thing to do something about it. Though there
area few shops which use paper bags, many others
continue to use plastic bags. The chief minister blames
bureaucrats for failing to implement the law.

8. Cont...Cont...
Plastic bags were not the reason for the landslide, Sikkim
has the much younger rock so any unplanned construction
activity can spell disaster.
Chamling already banned the allotment of the land for
private construction in the state capital.
These were the few initiatives which helpful for take care of
natural beauty of Sikkim. Because Sikkim is mainly famous
for its Flora and fauna there scenic view.
(Case Study Source -http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/19329)

9. Environmental Impacts of TourismEnvironmental Impacts of Tourism
Environmental pollution spurred by industry and automobiles
has long been observed to be progressively destroying the Taj
Mahal's white marble surface.
Petitions of Indian environmentalists have led to a series of
court challenges in the Indian Supreme Court and lower
courts.

10. Cont...Cont...
In this petition business and labor interests against
environmentalists and preservationists as well as India's
need to protect its cultural heritage versus its need to
provide jobs for its citizens.
Industrialization is a need of urbanization and Tourism is
not only for earning money but also take care of our cultural
heritage. And we as India has been involved in a "greening"
campaign particularly in regards to its national monuments.
(Source - http://www1.american.edu/ted/taj.htm )

11. Specific Examples of Best Initiatives in Tourism forSpecific Examples of Best Initiatives in Tourism for
environmentenvironment
U.S.A.: Disney World in Florida recycles fifteen million liters of
wastewater a day for irrigation of landscaping and golf
courses. The company found that this method was not only
environmentally wise, but also cost effective, as using
municipally treated water would have been much more
expensive.
Canada: The city of Banff voluntarily stopped more tourism
facility development by clearly establishing physical
boundaries of the town, strictly limiting the depletion of the
water table, and specifying a maximum height for buildings

13. ConclusionConclusion
 The meaning of Tourism is development of Country, City
or Region. But we convert this development into
disaster.
 We can use right ways to pollution free destination like
raising environmental awareness (use paper bags and
don’t use plastic bags).
 Because of Tourism we realize the cultural values and
importance of our resources.

14. Cont...Cont...
 As we know tourism is a multi-dimensional activity and
basically a service industry, it would be necessary that all
wing of central govt. and state govt., private sector and
other voluntary organization become active partners to
attain sustainable growth of Indian tourism to become a
world player in the tourism industry.

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