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Shillong seminar stresses eco-friendly tourism in northeast
Times of India | TNN | Jun 6, 2012, 04.45AM IST :shillong:
"Human intervention is increasing pollution, deforestation, encroachment and depleting water resources, due to which tourist places in the region have been losing their charm over the years," said a paper presented at a national seminar on 'Tourism: Economic and Environment in Northeast India', organized by the North-East India Council for Social Science Research here on Tuesday.
According to researchers, except for Assam and Sikkim, the remaining northeastern states have "performed miserably" in the tourism sector. "The region has tremendous rural resources that can contribute much towards sustainable development if utilized properly by the tourism industry," they noted.
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