• Rabin Das
• Dr. Manishree Mondal

COVID is the dignified buzzword throughout the world for about one and half years. About all economies are facing a display of difficulties twisted from this crisis. Digha coastal tourism cum townscape in West Bengal is one tourism hotspot experiencing newer urban entity as Khadalgobra Census Town. Whereas, April- June is the vigorous periods for this tourism landscape, this time of 2020 has been the eluviations of economy and life earning. The slip-way and directionless tourism industry has moved into a state of stun and suspect because of 10 weeks of lockdown situation here. Tourist infrastructure and atmosphere reflect a wasteland look as pandemic upshot. Consequently, the industry and associates have been faced on the massive economic loss of more than 1000 crore rupees thrashing the joy of journey and development. The study shows, above 30000 people who are directly or indirectly employed in the tourism and allied sectors, are in the jeopardy of loosening job shaking and decelerating their livelihood. Hence, the industry directly needs life sustain and liquidity to stay alive from COVID crisis. Therefore, this study tries to enlighten the ground truth of the socio-economic costs for COVID outburst here and find out the promising pathways to rescue it from the edge of disruption.

COVID first waves, lockdown, eluviations, loosening jobs, life sustain, edge of disruption

"Lockdown Special Effects for the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Flow of Journey, Development and Livelihood of Digha Coastal Tourism Townscape in West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.b318-b339, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109138.pdf

"Lockdown Special Effects for the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Flow of Journey, Development and Livelihood of Digha Coastal Tourism Townscape in West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppb318-b339, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109138.pdf