World Tourism Day: Tour operators appeal to Centre to improve waste collection system
A month ago, the Centre had released the Swachh Survekshan (Cleanliness Survey), in which many tourist hotspots like Amritsar, Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar, Varanasi and Shillong received poor ratings.
She was addressing the representatives of different resident welfare associations (RWA) at Community Centre, Sector 8 as part of the civic body's organised meetings at different sectors to commemorate Environment Week. (File) Ahead of World Tourism Day on September 27, travel and tourism associations of India have come together to appeal to the government to strengthen the waste collection and recycling ecosystem, to attract regional and international tourists to Indian destinations.
A month ago, the Centre had released the Swachh Survekshan (Cleanliness Survey), in which many tourist hotspots like Amritsar, Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar, Varanasi and Shillong received poor ratings.
Also, almost half of the world’s 50 most polluted cities are in India. In a statement issued on Saturday, Pronab Sarkar, president — Indian Association of Tour Operators — national apex body of tour operators, said, “Tourism sector is the key for the revival of Indian economy and cleanliness will play a pivotal role in the post-Covid era to attract tourists.”
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