CASO 1

1. What problems does Manali face?

Some problems that Manali have are,first the tourism infrastructure and there is not a total integration to support the sustainability of the site also exceeds the carrying capacity,so it has been remained confined to bed capacities only, and has ignored basic urban management concerns.

The escalating demand, besides issues of pollution and privatization for water supply by tourists and locals has created a crisis situation especially for the villagers whose access to the commons continues to shrink. Furthermore, along the left bank of the Beas, where large number of hotels, restaurants and residential areas have erupted, degradable wastes are inappropriately disposed off in sewers and open channels (nalahs) which adversely affects the ecology of the area.

Another associated problem of urban growth is limited availability of land. Practically every available space of land is built upon legally and illegally.

A problem of parking in a place that is already stressed for space owing to a limited capacity of 550 vehicles only,but now Manali receives approximately 3 lakh (300,000) vehicles per annum during tourist season.

Rapid increase in hotels and pensions has expressed concern about the availability of water for drinking and domestic use in the region.

Increased dependence on external resources has compromised the ecological and economic sustainability of the city and Manali is progressively unable to cushion potential economic disruptions and discontinuities in the availability of resources.

On the other hand the people, the quality and quantity of apple orchard has worsened besides being pushed to the north.

The move up has negatively affected production also damage the future economic base and agricultural practices. This heavy reliance on tourism industry augurs badly for the future, especially in cases where the transient tourist flow diverted or conical.

Today the agricultural sector in the region will be unable to provide a backup in the community livelihoods and integrity, just like most all destinations India, Manali tourism has evolved much faster than it can be conceived plans or ongoing projects.

Common resources, in particular the springs, which were previously managed and used by community friends are now "owned" and "managed" by hotel owners.

To do this we consider an alternative approach might be to spread tourism activities in a larger space.

1. Were the tourism development plans successful? Why or why not?

1. What measures would you propose to make Manali a sustainable destination?

To make sustainable tourist destination Manali, I propose to make two major decisions.

First, the administrative authorities (government and even the relevant ministry) should establish a joint plan that not only addresses the issue and currently visible aspects, but in order to generate a change in the long term. One of the main problems when a tourist destination exploited in a place with the characteristics of Manali, is that tourism became the main economic activity of the city and, therefore, deals to make more money to the population and businesses. When you have that goal, obtaining profitable for agents involved resources, causes problems that have Manali (exponential growth, development of real estate in no specific order, etc). Therefore, from an administrative point of view, you must generate specific limitations or regulations for the construction, in order not to affect the landscape and the lives of people living in Manali. This city plan not only has to do with the property, but must include public services, improving them to meet the increased demand. Thus, limited resources as electricity or water can be used efficiently. This also includes wastewater treatment and garbage collection, for reuse or recycling, respectively. Consider legal regulations, from this point of view, allow the growth of the city takes place in order and, above all, does not affect tourism.

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