The Eco-complex Concept
The Pelicans and Storks collectively would be found in Kokkarebellur only for 5-6 months (January to June) in a year, which implies that during rest of the months (July to December) the facilities provided and the kiosks opened would rust until the birds return. This would not only rob the employment and create an unbalanced economic activity round the year, but would also be appalling due to the huge sum of money spent over the initial setup. For a sustainable system, the employment opportunities need to prevail all round the year for uninterrupted economic generation for the villagers. 

Observations have revealed that these birds even during their stay in Kokkarebellur, feed mainly from the nearby water bodies. The concept of creating an Eco-complex is best suited here. The ideology behind this would be to broaden the focus from a single place such as Kokkarebellur to the nearby places of interest. Visiting Kokkarebellur alone would be less than half a day's activity, but by extending the visit to nearby water bodies would be a more educative and enjoyable experience, absorbing an entire day. The creation of an Eco-complex has involved identification of some of the important tanks in the vicinity such as, Tailur Kere, Maddur Kere and Sole Kere, known to harbour the winged visitors. An outline map of the proposed Eco-complex is shown in the figure. The tanks identified are also known to support a wide variety of aquatic life and would be of interest to tourists to enjoy its salubrious setting. All these tanks are within a radius of ten kilometers. Thus if the tourists could be taken to these tanks in the proposed jeeps or vans to give a glimpse of their fishing activity, along with the numerous and diverse local and migrant birds in these tanks, the envisioned eco-tourism would last for the whole year instead of 5-6 months and hence will be a successful activity achieving the targeted goals. Further to ensure year round tourism activity, the Shimsha river close by, could also be promoted as another tourist destination during July to December (monsoon and post-monsoon), on the similar lines that is developed at Srirangapatna on the banks of river Cauvery. 

The Eco-complex center, located centrally as mentioned earlier provides access to the above-mentioned tanks along with Kokkarebellur. The center about 10 minutes drive from Kokkarebellur can have the information kiosk, recreation center, restaurant and rest houses. In having an Eco-complex center close to the bird habitat along with its important fishing centers nearby offers variety to the tourists. In spite of the absence of the winged visitors (Pelicans and Painted Storks) the resident birds in these water bodies would attract tourists in a similar manner providing recreational and educational activities throughout the year. Such an approach would be economically viable, attracting tourists all round the year, peaking during the breeding season of the birds. The implementation of such a concept would be exemplary in creating a sustainable tourism activity, ensuring adequate precautions for the fragile bird habitat and improving the quality of life of the local villagers too. Thus the rationale of improving the quality of life of the local villagers, enhancing tourism with revenue generation to the government and finally living in harmony with the ecology would suffice with the creation of an Eco-complex. This Eco-complex approach would offer excellent potential for developing tourism while striking an ecological and economical balance.