Preamble

Whereas it is expedient to provide for,-
(a) Delineation of boundaries of MAJULI CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REGION;
(b) Conservation and sustainable development of the resources within the Cultural Landscape Region;
(c) Preservation and progression of cultural values, ethos and identify of the Cultural Landscape Region;
(d) Preventing uncontrolled land use and disintegrated developmental measures of any type as understood so far as development;
(e) Preventing commercial exploitation, incorporation of non-indigenous techniques into sustaining traditional life-style and institution;
(f) Encouraging heritage and environment sensitive tourism and controlled tourist influx to the island including type of products/daily needs of tourists, limited to basic necessities only.
(g) Support proliferation of locally based (economic) initiatives, control external initiatives in the core area for economic activities except for the case of provision of technical expertise and keeping with one tradition of the place;
(h) Preventing loss of values and authenticity of the Cultural Landscape with unthoughtful and disconcerted projects or programmes by various implementing agencies;
(i) Continuous development of a hydrological, disaster management, risk preparedness model for flood and erosion for preventing recurrent loss of properties and landmass due to both factors;
(j) Sustainable Development of buffer area with growth centres, bio-economic activities, market centre of national status which can provide for adequate livelihood options for both people of core area and outside, as well;
It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-