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Strengthening Communities and Institutions for Sustainable Management of Vembanad Backwaters, Kerala
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Nearly 2 percent of the local adult population of the Kumarakom village on the eastern bank of the Vembanad Lake is employed in the tourism sector. The industry has illegally encroached upon many parts of the lake. Large-scale land filling is taking place in the lake, especially in Kumarakom and nearby areas of Kottayam district. Already several hundred houseboats sport boats are operating on the water surface. The sewage from resorts and houseboats are directly discharged into the lake and exhaust from motorboats is a major source of chemical pollutants. Reduced public access to the lake is another dimension of the expanding tourism. The traditional rights associated with use of the lake shore for various livelihood or domestic purposes have been affected.
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