Tourism growth and its social problems at Bhimtal, Kumaun, Himalaya

Pages: 131-133
Rajesh Kmar Lohchab (Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

It provides for the generation of income, wealth and employment, and help sin the development of remote area. The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income. Development of tourism on one hand leads to socio-economic upliftment of local population and on other hand it leads to adverse environment and social problems.