Raipur: Given that more and more newer areas of environmentally fragile states like Chhattisgarh are becoming a part of the country’s expanding tourist map, eco tourism is often talked about as the preferred route to sustain tourism in such regions. Organisations like the New Delhi-based Responsible Tourism Society of India (RSTOI) have, however, been arguing that the term, eco-tourism, itself needs an overhaul in order to create room for what they call responsible tourism. The umbrella of responsible tourism can then encompass players even in the cities to adopt sustainable practices which can contribute towards shaping a zero-waste tourism industry. >
Rakesh Mathur, RSTOI co-founder and a veteran from the industry with several…
