A seven member Committee has been constituted to finalise the guidelines for forest and wildlife eco-tourism. According to official press release the committee will be headed by former secretary tourism Sujit Banerjee and will submit its report in 45 days. The panel will also firm up the follow up action on the studies conducted by the Ministry of Tourism on lodges and resorts around the tiger reserves. The committee will make an appraisal of ecological issues, tourist visitation and suggest measures for carrying capacity of reserves and give recommendation for regulating tourism in ecologically sensitive non-forest areas in and around tiger reserves.