Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve - Equitable Tourism Options

+ 15% resort use firewood for heating the water, 45% use geysers,
5% use solar energy, 10% use wood and Geyser.
+ Per day water usage of 23 resorts are put to gather 600000 litres.
Case study #2:
NAGARAHOLE - adivasis, rights and tourism
The profile of Nagarhole
The Nagarhole National Park is located in the Kodagu and Mysore districts
of Karnataka. The park borders the Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary in the
southeast and the Waynad Wildlife Sanctuary in the southwest. To the west
it is separated from the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary by coffee plantations.
This park got its name from the Nagar Hole ( , Snake River' In Kannada),
which runs eastwards through its centre. Nagarhole is part of the 4500 sq.
kms Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It lies between latitudes 11 ° 45'_ 12 ° 15' north
and longitudes 76 ° 5'-76 ° 25 east. The terrain is gently undulating with a
mean elevation of 800-850 metres.
The sanctuary was constituted on 2n d July 1955 with an area of 57155
hectares. In 1972, the Government of Karnataka declared 130 sq. kms as
the Nagarhole Game Sanctuary. The process of reclassifying, the
sanctuary into a national park commenced vide Notification No. FED 195
FWL 82 of 16 th March 1983 on 1 st April 1983. It increased its extent to
643.39 sq. kms including 7 ranges i.e. Kakanakote, Metikoppe,
Veeranahosahalli, Kalaholla, Nagarhole, Mathigod and Murukal on 8 th
December 1983. The park was renamed as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park
on 13 th May 1992. It covers an area of 643.39 sq. kms. 192 sq. kms. has
been identified as the core zone, a tourism zone (in two parts) and a
restoration zone (areas not located on the map as yet). The restoration
zone is to comprise of those areas which have been totally degraded and
need complete protection.
Nagarhole resembles the Deccan Peninsula biogeographic zone ir.
topography, vegetation and animal life.
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