According to the advisor, St Martin’s Island will be underwater by 2025 if tourism is not controlledReferring to all the negative publicity surrounding travel restrictions on St Martin’s Island, Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan says that the government has imposed some limitations on tourism to protect the only coral island in the country. Referring to the concerns of those who are criticising the government’s decision, Rizwana said: “People are muddying the waters for no reason about St Martin’s. According to internationally accepted journals, if this continues, all the corals will be destroyed by 2025 and St Martin’s Island will sink. Tourists are visiting and picking up corals,” said Rizwana while speaking of the unregulated development of both hotels and motels on the island. That’s why tourism is still allowed on St Martin’s Island.”

Source: bd News24 November 04, 2024 12:14 UTC