A comprehensive work thought to protect watch over tourism on Saint Martin’s Island, including a ban on single-spend plastics, restrictions on in a single day stays, and a cap on the number of associates, will almost definitely be finalised by 20 October, Atmosphere Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said this day (8 October).
In accordance with questions about contemporary suggestions referring to the island, Rizwana Hasan detailed the outcomes of a assembly held with stakeholders, including resort and ship operators.
“These who save up hotels and ships on Saint Martin’s Island have faith agreed that single-spend plastic might perchance perchance well soundless no longer be permitted. Some even urged that snacks savor chanachur, chips, and pickles might perchance perchance well soundless additionally be banned,” she said at a press conference at the Secretariat, following the commence of the ‘Sundarbans Tiger Seek 2024’ outcomes.
She said the discussions additionally touched on the dearth of implementation of old govt choices referring to the island.
“We requested them why certain consensus-primarily primarily based choices had been no longer implemented. They mentioned that previous governments had made these choices unilaterally, with out appropriate session,” the adviser said.
She said a valuable point of settlement from the assembly became as soon as the necessity to limit tourism.
“The government has made up our minds now to no longer enable in a single day stays on the island and to impose restrictions on the number of holiday makers. We requested the stakeholders for their views, and so they agreed that controlling the number of associates is important,” she added.
Nonetheless, Rizwana said the loyal limit on vacationer numbers stays below dialogue, with stakeholders anticipated to offer their opinions by 15 October.
She went on to claim that the Tourism Department and ship operators additionally have faith a allege on this matter, and their suggestions will almost definitely be integrated into the closing thought.
“We can acquire opinions from all relevant parties, including resort and ship householders,” she said, emphasising that a final decision will almost definitely be made quickly.
On the discipline of stray animals on the island, particularly dogs, Rizwana Hasan vital that resort householders have faith expressed willingness to enhance sterilisation efforts if expert organisations are fervent.
The finalised thought, which is anticipated to be in space by 20 October, targets to guard the island’s magnificent ecosystem while guaranteeing sustainable tourism practices.
