In a bid to reduce pollution inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park
(SGNP), the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the national park authorities to
ply battery-operated 14-seater vehicles at the park in Borivali. Once
these eco-friendly vehicles begin plying, private vehicles will be
banned from inside the park.
The battery-operated vehicles should be available for the tourists by January, said officials from the MTDC. “With this project, we will bring out the first sustainable tourism initiative in Mumbai. We want to market the national park as a tourist destination, keeping with the green and eco-friendly nature of the park,” said Rahul Vasaikar, executive engineer, MTDC.
Fifteen vehicles will take tourists from the entrance to the safari counters, Kanheri caves and boating counters and other destinations inside the national park. “We will make provisions to let tourists use multiple buses during the excursion in the park on a single ticket.
With this, pollution in the park will reduce and people will become more sensitive towards nature conservation and green practices,” said Chief conservator of Forest Vikas Gupta, adding that no private vehicles will be allowed inside the park, once these battery-operated vehicles are in operation.
At present, MTDC and national park officials are working at constructing up a parking area near the entrance as well as bus shelters along the park, in addition to upgrading basic amenities such as toilets, seating, and drinking water facilities at the park. CCTV cameras have been installed at various entrances to the park to improve security.
The battery-operated vehicles should be available for the tourists by January, said officials from the MTDC. “With this project, we will bring out the first sustainable tourism initiative in Mumbai. We want to market the national park as a tourist destination, keeping with the green and eco-friendly nature of the park,” said Rahul Vasaikar, executive engineer, MTDC.
Fifteen vehicles will take tourists from the entrance to the safari counters, Kanheri caves and boating counters and other destinations inside the national park. “We will make provisions to let tourists use multiple buses during the excursion in the park on a single ticket.
With this, pollution in the park will reduce and people will become more sensitive towards nature conservation and green practices,” said Chief conservator of Forest Vikas Gupta, adding that no private vehicles will be allowed inside the park, once these battery-operated vehicles are in operation.
At present, MTDC and national park officials are working at constructing up a parking area near the entrance as well as bus shelters along the park, in addition to upgrading basic amenities such as toilets, seating, and drinking water facilities at the park. CCTV cameras have been installed at various entrances to the park to improve security.
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