Open AccessSustainability Issue in Tourism: A Case Study of Yuksam Village, Sikkim
Author(s) -
Irengbam Rubita
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
atna journal of tourism studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3281
DOI - 10.12727/ajts.8.7
Subject(s) - tourism , sustainability , geography , ecotourism , paradise , natural resource , fauna , flora (microbiology) , gateway (web page) , state (computer science) , environmental protection , economy , political science , ecology , archaeology , history , genetics , algorithm , world wide web , bacteria , computer science , law , economics , biology , art history
North East India is blessed with abundant tourism resources, which are unique in their own way. The flora and fauna of this region is regarded as one of the seven most bio-diverse regions of the world. Among the States in this region, Sikkim is quite a popular destination with both the domestic and international tourists. It is perhaps the only state, where one can travel 3500 meters above the sea-level in a space of 160 km. Sikkim is thus a trekker‟s paradise, offering a unique opportunity to trek to Mt. Kangchen-Dzonga. The gateway to this mountain is a small village called Yuksam in South Sikkim. Trends reveal that Yuksam is in the developmental stage of increasing growth of tourist influx, which would also have implications on the infrastructure, environment, natural resources, culture and eco-tourism of this village. So this paper aims to study how tourism in Sikkim, Yuksam in particular, can be sustained.