An assessment of recreational values of Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Assam using Travel Cost Method

Ajay Kumar, D. Meena
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Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (DSNP) comprises 340 km2 of core zone of Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India. DSNP receives on average 3000-3500 tourists every year. Most of the visitors were on independent holidays often coming to the DSNP. Most of the visitors coming from outside the northeastern states are coming to DSNP as the second destination after the Kaziranga National Park, which is about 300 km from the DSNP. Recreational value of DSNP was estimated by using Travel Cost Method. Results show that the average consumer surplus per tourist per visit accruing to domestic tourists was Rs. 2892.50 and total annual recreational value of the DSNP was Rs. 10.11 million which is almost 40 times the total revenue (Rs. 2.50 lakh) earned by the DSNP in a year. This clearly shows that revenue collected through entry fee is not reflecting the true economic value of recreational services of the DSNP. The results of the study provide enough justification for enhanced investment from government in the DSNP to ensure continued flow of essential ecosystem services.
用旅行成本法评估阿萨姆邦Dibru-Saikhowa国家公园的娱乐价值
Dibru-Saikhowa国家公园(DSNP)由印度阿萨姆邦Dibru-Saikhowa生物圈保护区的340平方公里核心区组成。DSNP每年平均接待3000-3500名游客。大多数游客都是独自度假,经常来DSNP。大多数来自东北部各州以外的游客来到DSNP是继距离DSNP约300公里的卡齐兰加国家公园之后的第二个目的地。利用旅游成本法估算了DSNP的游憩价值。结果显示,每位游客每次访问的平均消费者剩余为国内游客2892.50卢比,DSNP的年总娱乐价值为1011万卢比,几乎是DSNP一年内总收入(25万卢比)的40倍。这清楚地表明,通过入场费收取的收入并没有反映出DSNP娱乐服务的真正经济价值。研究结果为政府增加对DSNP的投资提供了充分的理由,以确保基本生态系统服务的持续流动。
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