Government of Rajasthan: Forest department : Rajasthan Wild life Online Reservations

The tourism industry of Rajasthan is mainly based on: the royal forts and

palaces, and the great wildlife. And this project was taken up by Rajasthan

government to strengthen the wildlife reserves. The main goal was to create a

website where safari bookings for Ranthambore, Sariska and Bhagalpur forests can

be made by the tourists using credit cards and a reservation ticket is generated

automatically. The tourist can then take a print out of the ticket and get the

boarding pass (which is also generated automatically) from the forest office

with minimal hassles. The main reason for deploying this project was to

eliminate the intervention of middle men in the process who were charging a huge

amount of commission. The project has made the whole booking process more

transparent and hassle free for tourists coming from across the globe. After the

deployment, the biggest challenge faced was in managing the hotel staff and

middle men who had been black mailing prior to its deployment. The other

challenge was to make the forest offices connected so that they can access and

verify the tickets and generate the boarding pass for tourists.