Eco-tourism Development in Northeast India: Sustainable Alternative

The case study is a development strategy paper that seeks to bail out a landlocked northeast region of India by harnessing the best potential of the region rich in biodiversity. The study adopts project management methodology to identify the problem while using public management concepts, tools and approaches to implement the idea and deploys hard evidences from local and global experience to assess the viability and the sustainability of growth and development. The paper reflects the strategic national and regional position of northeast region of India both politically and economically to understand the importance of this region.The research identifies eco-tourism development as a viable route to growth and development with concern for environment conservation and to create a lasting impact on the region that will also help to bridged the psychological gap of the alienated people. The paper concludes the impact of such a development policy on the individual and environment as real sustainability.