When the rain starts to wane, the Kas plateau comes in bloom. All of the hill is covered with white, blue, violet and yellow hue. Beauty of this, the plateau attracts lots of tourists. Thus come the vehicles, plastic. One can't avoid the temptation of plucking the flowers. Some people even lay down over the flower bed.
Recently, the seven kilometer stretch of Kas plateau has been made a no parking zone. Anyone found plucking the flowers are to fined. All these moves are welcome, but there is also a proposal for putting down fence along the road to prevent tourists from trampling the flowers.
The fence, obviously, would serve the purpose but it would also affect the movement of wildlife across the plateau. It would also hinder grazing from cattle from nearby villages. These grazers are also a part of the ecosystem of Kas.
Moreover, the fence is meant for tourists, who are visit the plateau only for about a month. The fence would certainly cause more damage than benefit to the ecosystem. Even the fence may not stop all the tourists from getting out of its bounds. People always find way to cross such barricades.
Some people also suggest that fencing would stop the spread of natural fires which are helpful for the sustenance of the ecosystem.
Kas plateau, like most other places of natural beauty is sure to be affected by the increasing number of tourists. However the solutions that are meant to prevent such damage must not be of more damaging kind. We should all hope that the administration take advice from some good ecologists before applying any solutions and lastly being wildly optimistic, I hope that people too understand what their enjoyment or romanticism or whatever costs to the beauty of such places and the survival of the species living there.
Recently, the seven kilometer stretch of Kas plateau has been made a no parking zone. Anyone found plucking the flowers are to fined. All these moves are welcome, but there is also a proposal for putting down fence along the road to prevent tourists from trampling the flowers.
The fence, obviously, would serve the purpose but it would also affect the movement of wildlife across the plateau. It would also hinder grazing from cattle from nearby villages. These grazers are also a part of the ecosystem of Kas.
Moreover, the fence is meant for tourists, who are visit the plateau only for about a month. The fence would certainly cause more damage than benefit to the ecosystem. Even the fence may not stop all the tourists from getting out of its bounds. People always find way to cross such barricades.
Some people also suggest that fencing would stop the spread of natural fires which are helpful for the sustenance of the ecosystem.
Kas plateau, like most other places of natural beauty is sure to be affected by the increasing number of tourists. However the solutions that are meant to prevent such damage must not be of more damaging kind. We should all hope that the administration take advice from some good ecologists before applying any solutions and lastly being wildly optimistic, I hope that people too understand what their enjoyment or romanticism or whatever costs to the beauty of such places and the survival of the species living there.
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