Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Feb 18: Leh-Ladakh has been conferred the award for carrying out the “Best Responsible Tourism Project,” at National Tourism Award for the year 2012-13.
The award especially conferred to appreciate the efforts put in by the Leh District to execute eco-tourism projects was received by Rigzin Spalbar, Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC-Leh and Jigmet Takpa, Chief Conservator, J&K Department of Wildlife Protection from Shashi Tharoor, Union Minister for Human Resource Development- the chief guest at the National Tourism Awards 2012-2013 distribution function held today at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi facilitated by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
The event was organized to acknowledge the excellence of various States of India, hotel groups, airports and tour operators from across the nation in providing exceptional hospitality services during the year 2012-2013 and aiding to the growth of the tourism industry in the nation.
Rigzin Spalbar conveyed his appreciation to the Government of India for the special recognition to Ladakhis for promoting responsible tourism and added that the growth of tourism in Leh-Ladakh will always put conservation and poverty alleviation issues as a priority while pursuing to make Ladakh a world-class tourist destination. He also made reference to the “Ladakh Vision Document 2025” to point out how Leh-Ladakh is striving to make the region an outstanding example for mountain development and tourism.
The Ladakh Ecotourism Initiative, implemented in the Ladakh region by the Department of Wildlife Protection, J&K aims at increasing sustainability through maximizing local benefits to strengthen linkages between conservation and livelihood security of local communities.
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