| Sanction Date: | 27-03-2018 | ||||
| SGP Category | MG | ||||
| Year | 2017-2018 | ||||
| SGP Duration | 3 Years | ||||
| BTGs: |
Biodiversity Conservation and Management; |
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| SGP Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Rishikesh | ||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Rajaji Tiger Reserve Uttarakhand Forest Department Dehradun, Uttarakhand | ||||
| Lead Proponent: |
Director/ Chief Conservator Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand Forest Department Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
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| SGP Brief Description: | Seeing the importance of spiritual history of Chaurasi Kutia government wrote a letter no. 686/x-2-2014-7(28)/2009 dated 26-02-2014 intending to open the Chaurasi Kutia for the public/tourists. In accordance with the letter Rajaji park submitted the proposal to State Wild Life Board vide letter no. 1968/12-1 dated 12-03-2015. This proposal was passed by Board in its meeting 15-04-2015 chaired by the Hon Chief Minister, Uttarakhand State. As per NTCA guidelines about 20% of the core area of a Tiger Reserve can be opened for tourism activities. At present only 18.87% core area of Rajaji Tiger Reserve has been opened for tourism, this includes Asarori, Motichur, Chilla, Ranipur, Mohand, MansaDevi, Neelkanth and Chaurasi Kutiya Ashram premises. So still scope of tourism activities is available In RTR. Management of Rajaji National Park 2012-13 to 2021-22 has clearly described the importance of tourism activities in park and has recommended the future execution of tourism plans. In chapter 12 of Management plan various datas show the development of tourism activities till 2010-11. In last six year this these figure have risen sharply. After creation of Tiger Reserve tiger conservation plan is under progress in the draft copy tiger conservation plan Chaurasi Kutiya is included for Eco-tourism activities. |
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| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Local Community, 10 villages | ||||
| Activity Chart (For 3years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 2,12,00,000/- (Rupees Two Crore Twelve Lakh only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• Creating Environmental Awareness on information on forest and wildlife;
• To develop Bird watching/Nature trail;
• To provide the training regarding skill development of nature guides, forest local community;
• To establish a local platform to various stakeholders for livelihood through the eco-tourism activities;
• To create the platform for the spiritual tourism.
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• Development of improved learning and interpretation facility with annual income of 10-15 lakh per year;
• Culture and yoga based eco-tourism training facility for forest employees, nature guides, school children (500 per year).
• Employment generation for 10 villages around that area.
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• Periodic submission on region-specific demonstrative models (No.) viz., Eco-Tourism Promotion, Spiritual Tourism, Learning and Interpretation Centre with Target Revenue Generation, etc.;
• Progress of work in terms of No of interventions done/ area restored (ha)
• No. indicating Livelihood Improvement and Employment Generation through Eco-Tourism in the target area;
• No. of Stakeholders benefitted (No. of School Children, No. of Youth, No. of Women, No. of Households, and Total No. of Local Beneficiaries);
• No. of Awareness Raising/ Skill Development Trainings (No. of Youth, No. of Women, and Total No. of Beneficiaries), including Employment Generation with Income / benefits statistics (Rs./ person);
• Other Publications, Manuals on Promotional and Awareness raising, Knowledge Products (Nos.). |
