In tune with the Madras High Court’s suggestion on restricting tourist movement to eco-sensitive hill stations such as Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in the Nilgiris district and Kodaikanal in Dindigul district, the Nilgiris Collector has agreed to send a proposal to the State Government for imposing a cap on the number of motor vehicles that can be allowed to ply on the ghat roads per day.
The High Court had begun contemplating the possibility of restricting the number of tourists who flock to the ecologically fragile hill stations, especially during the summer season, by imposing a cap on the number of motor vehicles that could be allowed to ply on the ghat roads every day. The court said a detailed study could be conducted regarding the carrying capacity of those roads.
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