Tourism in Andamans - An introspection
Tourism in A ndamans is a story of 4 guys : EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, NOBODY I had the unique opportunity to participate in a debate “ I s T ourism G ood for A ndamans” conducted by SACON as part of its 2010 DNA club festival at P ort B lair. A number of students put forward their views “for” and “against” the topic. Those who spoke “against” caught my imagination since the proponent students blamed tourism squarely for a plethora of problems such as increased crime rates, population pressure, bringing diseases, water crisis, increased air fare/transportation costs, traffic jams, alcoholism, besides disturbing the aboriginal tribes specially J arawas. Speakers also blamed tourism for its negative impact on islands cultural diversity and environment, hence opined tourism is not at all viable and better be stopped. This article is an introspection sparked by the averments made during the debate. It is worth mentioning A&N Islands are a group of some 572 islands, islets...