Tourist footfall in the Nilgiris has increased by more than 15% in 2023, with the total number of visitors to the Government Botanical Garden increasing by 4 lakh this year.
According to officials from the Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, the number of tourists to the Garden increased from 24 lakh to 28 lakh in 2023 when compared with the previous year.
D. Balasankar, Deputy Director of Horticulture (Nilgiris), said the year 2022 witnessed a surge in tourists to the district after the end of restrictions to traveling following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, tourist inflow into the district increased further, by almost 17%.