The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified certain geological sites across the Northeast for
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The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified certain geological sites across the Northeast for promotion of geo-tourism as some States in the region prepare to ‘unlock’ from September.
The ‘unlocked’ sites
- Twelve locations in the Northeast are included in the 32 approved geo-tourism or geo-heritage sites in the country.
- Of the 12 sites in the Northeast-
- three are in Meghalaya (Mawmluh Cave, Mawblei or God’s Rock, Therriaghat)
- two each in Assam (Majuli, Umananda) and Tripura (Chabimura, Unakoti)
- one each in Arunachal Pradesh (Sangetsar Tso), Manipur (Loktak Lake), Mizoram (Reiek Tlang), Nagaland (Naga Hill Ophiolite) and Sikkim (Stromatolite Park)
What is geo Tourism?
- Geotourism is defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the distinctive geographical character of a place—its environment, heritage, aesthetics, culture, and the well-being of its residents.
Importance of tourism in india
- Generates Income and Employment
- Infrastructural Development
- Service Sector: It gives a push to the service sector. A large number of businesses engaged in the service sector such as:
- Airlines
- Hotels
- Surface transportation, etc. grows with the growth of the tourism industry
Important schemes for development of heritage sites
- Swadesh Darshan
- National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation
- Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)
Geological Survey of India (GSI)
- It is one of the premier organisations of earth science survey and research in the world.
- The GSI was established in 1851 and is one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey institution in the country.
- The GSI is a government organisation in India, attached to the Ministry of Mines for conducting geological surveys and studies.
- It is the prime provider of basic earth science information to-
- The government
- Industry
- The general public
Its main function is related to creation and updation of national geoscientific information and mineral resource assessment.
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