• V.Sathish
• Sneha.V.P

Always the most promising industry, Tourism Industry very much plays a vital role in the country’s economic development, providing employment opportunities and building the image of the host destination. Agreeing to the above mentioned, one also has to understand that there are many hidden threats and challenges in the industry concerned. The paper doesn’t aims in showcasing the negative impacts of tourism, but the need of the hour issues which if left unnoticed is a great loss to the future generation and the environment as whole. This paper is with reference to tourism carrying capacity in Ooty, the prime tourist destination in Tamilnadu with more than thirty destinations. The word Ooty itself brings a feel of leisure and bliss among the tourist, with growing number of tourist every year, the economy is on the prime side, there is employment for all, more and more tourism business is budding. But there is always a question of sustainability. The reason for the question is tourism carrying capacity, are tourist really concerned about the carrying capacity? Are the local communities really benefitted with overcrowded tourists? Will the queen of hills remain the same? This paper is a small opening on the local community peoples concern about the tourism carrying capacity –Which is a challenge to Ooty tourism

Carrying capacity, Ooty tourism, Tourist destination, Mass tourism

"Tourism carrying capacity in Ooty – A concern for the local community ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.28-30, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRU006006.pdf

"Tourism carrying capacity in Ooty – A concern for the local community ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp28-30, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRU006006.pdf