The Confederation of Environment Associations of Nilgiris (CEAN) has written to the Principal Secretary of the Tamil Nadu government, Highways and Minor Ports Department, stating that ill-planned and ill thought-out road expansion work along the Ooty to Coonoor and Kotagiri to Mettupalayam Roads, has led to landslips along these stretches during spells of heavy rains in the district.
“During this year’s monsoons, hundreds of landslips have occurred in areas where the Highways Department has carried out work on road expansion without following environmental norms,” said retired IAS officer, Surjit K. Chaudhary, chairperson and co-ordinator of CEAN.
