Geo-Heritage Sites

Subject – Environment

Context – GSI lists geo-tourism sites in NE to visit after ‘unlock’.

Concept –

Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance.
The term geological heritage is used for natural geological or geo-morphological features that have aesthetic, intrinsic or scientific and educational value, that provide unique insight into geological processes affecting the formation or evolution of Earth.
While there are 147 UNESCO Global geoparks spread across 41 countries, India is yet to have one of its own.

32 approved geo-tourism or geo-heritage sites in India –