With the Pongal holidays bringing with it a surge in tourist flow to the Nilgiris’ major towns of Udhagamandalam and Coonoor, lack of parking space, contributing to higher road congestion has become even more apparent, with local activists calling on the district administration and police to stipulate that businesses need to have adequate parking to operate.
Throughout the week, roads across Udhagamandalam town, including Commercial Road, Ettines Road, Garden Road and Good Shed Road, have witnessed significant traffic snarls due to a number of factors, including huge inflow of tourists and illegal parking of vehicles.
Local business owners and residents, who do not have adequate parking spaces for their businesses and houses, park not only their vehicles, but also encourage visitors and patrons to park their vehicles by the side of the road, allege motorists and local residents.
