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Carrying capacity of ghat roads
April 26 , 2024
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- The Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore (IIM-B) and IIT- Madras would carry out studies required for fixing the carrying capacity of the ghat roads leading to the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal respectively.
- The government was in agreement with the court’s view on fixing a cap on the number of vehicles and tourists who could be allowed to enter the hill stations.
- It also wanted to assess the carrying capacity in tune with international best practices and by leveraging expert insights.
- The definition of ‘tourism carrying capacity’ provided by the UNWTO underscores the importance of estimating carrying capacity under various parameters such as physical, economic, socio-cultural, biophysical and ecological capacities.
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