Environmental organisations have urged the government to issue electronic passes (e-passes) and impose entry fee on tourist vehicles to Wayanad to curb the unrestricted inflow of tourist vehicles to the biodiversity hotspot.
In a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, N. Badusha, president of the Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi, said the inflow of tourist vehicles from other districts had increased considerably, and it adversely affects normal life as well as the biodiversity of the district. An expert committee should be constituted to make an impact assessment to reveal the gravity of the situation, he added.
The Tamil Nadu government had been issuing e-passes for visitors to the hill stations of Ooty and Kodaikanal on the orders of the Madras High Court to curb the inflow, Mr. Badusha said, adding that similar regulations were the need of the hour in Wayanad.
