Melamora Rural Tourism Centre of Golaghat, Assam-Youth Development and Employment: A Brief Overview

Curiosity is a natural human instinct.There are many new concepts that have emerged since people started travelling in search of some relief from their daily lives.Such thinking is the root cause of the development of the tourism sector.The term 'Tourism' became widely popular in the early twentieth century.The English word Tourism is the Assamese synonym for tourism.It comes from the English word Tour which means to travel.Tourism is a journey that takes people from one place to another just to learn about art and culture or to enjoy the beauty of nature.Rural tourism is the enjoyment of rural life, arts, culture and heritage in a rural environment, the economic and social benefits of the local community and the interaction between tourists and local people.There are many tourist attractions in the village of Melamora under Khumtai constituency which is currently gaining popularity in the field of tourism-Melamora Tea Eco-Tourism Centre, Meluha, Melamora Children and Water Sports Park, Barguri Heuj Khetra and Melamara Turtle/Tortoise Preservation Centre.Nature seems to have opened up its unique harmony.The Melamora Children and Water Sports Park is located in a natural environment on the banks of Mohghuli Bill, surrounded by green tea plantations.Meluha is located in a natural environment full of Assamese culture as well as Indian and other products of the world and has attracted many tourists from home and abroad."Wait, wait, O passer-by, sit in my shade and relax your body and mind"........The large big Banyan tree in the Barguri Heuj Khetra fills everyone's body and mind.There is a lot of potential for youth development and employment in the Melamara Rural Tourism sector.Twenty (20) women have got permanent employment in Melamora Children and Sports Park and five (5) youths have got employment in Meluha.The 28 educated youths of the Heuj Hopun Group have been working tirelessly to make the village a clean, polythene free and green village.The village has already won the "Best Clean Village Award" in Inter Village Cleanliness Competition declared by the honourable Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on 17 th March, 2023.In the future, the village has a strong potential to develop in the field of tourism and employment of youth.The proposed paper will describe the tourism sectors developed in Melamora village and give a brief discussion on youth development and employment in it.