PERSPECTIVES OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON HOST COMMUNITIES IN BHARATPUR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KEOLADEO NATIONAL PARK

Abstract

Bharatpur city "The Gateway of eastern Rajasthan" is situated in the green belt of alluvial tract of river Yamuna and its tributaries. The city has grown up as a land of tourist paradise on the world map. Thousands of tourists comes to this fascinating national park in search of solace, peace, knowledge and to experience the ecology of birds and the phenomena associated with scenic beauty of the park.

Human traits endowed with the rich natural resources, have altered the earth surface by developing the unique landscapes as the centers of tourist pilgrimage. Bharatpur and keolodeo national park is one of such centers that have been the focal point of international tourist attraction.

An effort, to visualize the environmental, socio-cultural and economic impacts on the various communities has been made in this paper.