So many places in India have been reduced to a shit show of filth because of not drawing a line.
Many places use an adaptive system of tickets/permits to keep tourist attractions attractive.
I wouldn't mind queuing up for permits if the upshot is a better experience and civic minded fellow travellers.
I would be highly supportive of prosecuting and fining people creating a shit show of filth, regardless of whether it's locals or tourists. Why not apply the law equally to both if the locals are so confident that they don't litter?
> Many places use an adaptive system of tickets/permits to keep tourist attractions attractive.
That is not what's going on here though. A reasonable permit system that controls numbers seems fairer than some randos putting up a gate and blocking a public road.
When the government is absent in its role people/communities do self-organize. As long as local defacto controllers do not resort to things like honor killing, honor rapes like they do in the Haryana belt I am very much for local and distributed control and empowerment.
Regarding stringent anti-littering laws, enforcement has proven nigh impossible exactly where it's required the most. The only discernible difference would be more corruption funded pocket money for the local police. I would be so happy to be proven wrong.
Even with effective anti-littering in place, many places would still need to control the volume of footfalls.
Really saddened by the filth in around Kedarnath. It used to be so pristine before.