2. However, with the opening of the region for tourism, a window of opportunities was provided for generation of employment and avenues of entrepreneurship and the local people have invested their hard earned saving and resources for putting up accommodation facilities and tourist transport services. A large number of educated un-employed are now engaged in providing various tourist facilities including tourist transport service.

3. But in recent years there has been relentless pressure by big business and vested interests from outside Ladakh to usurp even this vital resource- base from the local people and they are getting involved in aggressive exploitation with all kinds of means, fair or unfair. This development is strongly impacting the investment opportunities and employment resources of the region thus putting the interests of the local scheduled tribe population at risk.

4. In particular there has been greater inroads in the tourist transport sector by several private operators from outside Ladakh by providing self-driven vehicles to tourist right from home cities, commercial taxis in the garb of privately owned vehicles and other similarly un–authorized transportservices which operate all over the region without any benefit to the local people in any way, thus robbing away the business and employment opportunities which rightfully belongs to the Tribal population of Ladakh.

5.Preservation of the cultural heritage and environment of Ladakh is another concern which is adversely affected by the influx of large number of vehicles from outside the region and conducting tours without any regard for the fragile environment. Driving of these vehicle in the wild life havitats of Tsomoriri Lake/Pangong Lake or in the Nubra valley, in the vicinity of the monasteries etc. showing rowdy behavior, disturbing the tranquil atmosphere of the destination, driving the vehicles into the lakes and disturbing the bird habitats, leaving piles of garbage and broken beer bottles along the routes etc, is causing great anxiety among the local tribal people for whom these natural resources are basic for their economic survival.