BY UJJAL BHANDARI

PGDBM(SS)
2009-11
 North Bengal
• To the north of West Bengal stands the East Himalayas as a natural
backdrop. A vast texture of dense forests teeming with wildlife,
unending tea gardens, Babbling rivers, interspersed with sleepy or
busy settlements, constitute a fascinating tourist destination  
• This region also forms a gateway to the hill stations of North Bengal,
Sikkim, Bhutan & the North-Eastern states. The dense natural forests
interwoven with lush green tea gardens are cries-crossed by
Teesta,Raidak, Torsha, Jaldhaka, Kaljani and other rivers & their
innumerable tributaries trotting and rolling down from the hills. The
entire region is served with a network of motor-able roads running
through the deep forests and tea gardens. A meter gauge railway
service connects Siliguri and Cooch Behar via Alipurduar. A journey
itself by rail or on road through this region gives immense delight to
both the mind and the eyes.
THE TERAI
The Terai ("moist land") is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests at the base of the
Himalaya range in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, from the Yamuna River in the west to the Brahmaputra River
in the east. Above the Terai belt lies the Bhabhar, a forested belt of rock, gravel, and soil eroded from
the Himalayas, where the water table lies from 5 to 37 meters deep.
The Terai zone is inundated yearly by the monsoon-swollen rivers of the Himalaya. Below the Terai lies
the great alluvial plain of the Yamuna, Ganges, Brahmaputra, and their tributaries.
 Dooars
•The Dooars or Duars are flood plains at the
foothills of the eastern Himalayas in North-East
India around Bhutan. Duar means door in both
Assamese and Bengali languages and for the
Bhutanese people can communicate with the
people living in the plains. This region is divided
by the Sankosh River into the eastern and the
western Duars consisting of an area of 8,800
square kilometer (3,400 square-miles).

• Tea Gardens, alpine landscape, pristine river,

National Parks and the Wildlife Sanctuary create
a paradise. Beautiful motor able roads cut
through deep forests, rich with wildlife. Mauve
hills stand at the end of velvet green plains. The
forests echo with the melody of birds. In
between, there are fabulous wildlife sanctuaries
with, log cabin lodges and valleys carpeted with
tea gardens.
 BIO DIVERSity

Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary

Gorumara National Park
Buxa National Park
Neora Valley National Park
Singalila National Park
Bird Heaven
Lava
 Adveture Tours
• Trekking
1. Sewak-Loleygaon trek
2.Neora Valley trek
3. Darjeeling-Tista
4. West Dooars treks
• Rafting
• Camps
1. Kalijhora(on Bengal Sikkim Highway on the bank of River Tista)
and
2.Rocky Island Adventure Camp (Samsing)
• Mountain Biking
Siliguri - Mirik - Darjeeling - Kalimpong - Lava - Siliguri (app 10 days).
• Jungle Tours
 STEPS TAKEN BY GOVT. FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM
• Tea Tourism: The Centre has sanctioned schemes
worth Rs. 6,00,00,000 for the development of infrastructure
and accommodation in North Bengal to promote Tea
Tourism.

• The Trekking Programme and Educational Packages Tour

Programmes have been organised. Fairs & Festivals have
been organised in Cooch Behar including Car Rallies and
Teesta Tea & Tourism Festivals which were organised at
Cooach Behar as a part of Tourism development.
 Other steps
1. The existing and potential tourist spots in the entire district had
been identified.
2. A 20 years tourism prospective plan has been prepared.
3. One Tourist Information office had been opened and started
functioning at Cooch Behar district H.Q headed by one Tourism
Officer.
4. Amongst the historical and archaeological sites, one
archaeological site at Gosanimari Excavation located at a
distance of about 40 kms. from district H.Q is being taken up for
developing into a tourist destination.
5. The Rasikbeel, a famous Bird’s Sanctuary is being improved
upon as a tourist destination.
6. The Forest Department has also provided cottages and bunglows
at different spots for the tourists.
7. The Raj Palace has been renovated including museum which is
upon to the visiting tourist and for the comfort & entertainment.
A garden with light & sound system has been provide besides
the palace.
8. A Tourist Lodge will be constructed in Cooch Behar town as a
part of tourism development.
Threats to Tourism of North
Bengal
1. Gorkha agitation in North Bengal
2. Terrorism
3. Lack of development at Socio-
Economical Infrastructure
4. Very unstable land and weather
5. Health concerns
 IMPROPER EXECUTION
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
• Misinterpretation of Core Problem
• Lack of Distribution Channels
• Bureaucracy Problems
• Improper Promotion Plan
 How to Develop Tourism of
a Particular Destination
Step 1
Advertise through radios,television, magazines, posters, newspappers,
brochures and many others.
Step 2
Encourage internal tourism.
Step 3
Preserve the existing attractions and create new ones.
Step 4
Improve on accommodation and health services in order to attract the tourists.
Step 5
Train tour guides and hotel workers for easy communication and good service
Step 6
Improve on transport facilities by purchasing modern tour vehicles and
modernize roads to tourist attraction.
Step 7
Organize package tours and improve on security in order to promote peace
hence tourist attraction.
 RECOMMENDATION FOR THE
NORTH BENGAL’S TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
1. Securing the Safety of the Tourist
2. Socio – Economical Development
3. Highly Efficient Road Infrastructure
4. Improvement of Health Infrastructure
5. Proper Tourism Distribution Channels
6. Last but not the least as the whole region is lying under
developed, the first and the foremost thing is the all over
improvement of the whole region is very necessary. For
this all the govt. bodies and the public organigzation have
to work together selflessly towards the common goal. As
tourism is very part of the human social life , it could not
be developed separately without improving the socio –
economical development of the North Bengal.
Thank you

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