Evaluation of springs and waterfalls as Geomorphosites and proposition of strategies to develop Geotourism at Ajodhya hill, Puruliya district, Eastern India

Ghosh, Avijit; Mukhopadhyay, Sutapa

doi:10.1007/s10708-020-10298-x

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“…They act as the source of many rivulets (Table 5), such as Rupai, Karru, Kumari, Hanumatya, Kulbera, Saharjor, Chunmatia, Hensadi, Turga, Kistobazar Nala, etc. [34]. Sitakunda is one of the popular spring sites of Ajodhya hills, which bears immense cultural value.…”

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Inclusive Tourism Adopted to Geosites: A Study in the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal in India

Ghosh

Mandal²,

Chakrabarty

2023

Tourism and Hospitality

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Inclusive tourism is a specialized branch of tourism emphasizing the inclusion of the disabled, who otherwise could not participate in tourism, despite having wealth to spend for leisure and recreation. There exists a research gap in analyzing scope of geotourism in this context. Disabilities affecting access to geosites affect geotourism since most of the geosites all over the world are situated in difficult terrain from the stand point of accessibility. It is inclusive tourism, also called accessible tourism, that facilities the consumers to reach the desired destinations. The present study assesses such destinations in Ajodhya hills, located in West Bengal, India, a geotourist’s paradise in terms of rarity and diversity, aesthetic appeal, and cultural value. The study derives an accessibility–attraction model to identify inclusive tourism planning priorities from tourism marketing perspectives. Extensive field work followed by the application of qualitative methods of data analysis yield results dedicated to sustainable geotourism development. The discussion reveals the scope of developing specific facilities, using GIS, which encourage physically challenged people to visit geosites and simultaneously fulfil the objective of guiding planners and policy makers to identify and develop more suitable sites for introducing inclusive tourism facilities.

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Inclusive Tourism Adopted to Geosites: A Study in the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal in India

Ghosh

Mandal²,

Chakrabarty

2023

Tourism and Hospitality

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“…Purulia district lies between 22°43' N, 85°49' E and 23°42' N, 86°54' E (Malick, 1966), in the western part of West Bengal, Eastern India. Ajodhya Hills (22°09' N, 86°07' E) in Purulia is an extended part of Dalma Hills in Jharkhand within the Chotanagpur Plateau ecoregion and it occupies a total area of 401.4 km 2 (Dasgupta, 2015;Das, 2016;Ghosh and Mukhopadhyay, 2022). It is situated on the oldest landmass in the world (Chowdhury et al, 2021).…”

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An updated checklist of the butterfly fauna of Ajodhya Hills, Purulia, West Bengal, India along with new distribution records

Mukherjee,

Kumar,

Mahato

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To understand and update the account of the butterfly diversity in Ajodhya Hills, Purulia, West Bengal, India a study was carried out in two consecutive years from January 2020 to December 2021 with photographic documentation. A total of 143 butterflies from 6 families, 19 subfamilies and 95 genera were recorded. The highest richness was found in the families Nymphalidae with 45 species and Lycaenidae with 44 species, whereas Riodinidae had the lowest richness with only 1 species recorded. This study also reports the addition of one species, Black Angle Tapena thwaitesi (Moore), to the state butterfly fauna of West Bengal, as well as the addition of one species, Common Orange Awlet Burara jaina (Moore), to the butterfly fauna of southern West Bengal. In addition, three species, Plain Banded Awl Hasora vitta (Butler), Malabar Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Moore) and Common Acacia Blue Surendra quercetorum (Moore), were recorded with the first photographic documentation from southern West Bengal representing the rediscovery of Malabar Spotted Flat after 124 years from the Chotanagpur Plateau of West Bengal. The present study updates knowledge of the butterfly diversity of Ajodhya Hills and discusses the threats and conservation of the area, which may help in threat prevention, developing effective conservation strategies and to build awareness among the local people and government authorities to save the wildlife of Ajodhya Hills and its habitats.

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Formulation of Geotourism Development Strategies for Potential Geoheritage Sites in Subarnarekha-Kangsabati Interfluve Zone Using Tourist Assessment Value and SWOT-AHP Hybrid Model

Karmakar

Banerjee

Ghosh

2023

Environmental Management and Sustainability in India

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Evaluation of springs and waterfalls as Geomorphosites and proposition of strategies to develop Geotourism at Ajodhya hill, Puruliya district, Eastern India

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

Inclusive Tourism Adopted to Geosites: A Study in the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal in India

Inclusive Tourism Adopted to Geosites: A Study in the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal in India

An updated checklist of the butterfly fauna of Ajodhya Hills, Purulia, West Bengal, India along with new distribution records

Formulation of Geotourism Development Strategies for Potential Geoheritage Sites in Subarnarekha-Kangsabati Interfluve Zone Using Tourist Assessment Value and SWOT-AHP Hybrid Model

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