Anamalai Tiger Reserve reopens its popular tourism spots

Published on : Friday, September 3, 2021

Yesterday, i.e. on Thursday, tourism spots managed by the Forest Department in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) were finally opened for public. Nevertheless, for a few more days people will have to be patient and wait to visit places like Kovai Courtallam which is managed by the Coimbatore forest division. The Department is yet to complete its arrangements regarding the reopening schedule.

M.G. Ganesan, Deputy Director of the ATR, Pollachi division, have explained that on Thursday, all tourism spots under its control were opened by adhering to the standard operating procedures prescribed by the government in a strict fashion.

“Visitors will have to follow all the standard safety measures at the tourism spots. The Department will allow only 50 % of occupancy at a time in each place,” he said.

All well-known tourism spots under the ATR are like Kozhikamuthi elephant camp at Top Slip, Monkey Falls at Aliyar and Nallamudi Poonjolai at Valparai. The Forest Department staff at the Aliyar checkpost started advising people who are heading to Valparai that they stay away from creating any disturbances to wild animals. Wild animals including the Nilgiri tahr and lion-tailed macaque are often spotted on the sides of the Valparai ghat section.

A senior official from Coimbatore forest division has also added that on Thursday, a meeting of stakeholders was held to talk about the opening of eco-tourism centers of the Forest Department.

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