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The Department of Forest has taken a fewer constructive measures to modulate tourism and the tourists visiting Old Courtallam waterfalls during the upcoming play betwixt June and August.
The Department of Forest, pursuing Court directions and the guidelines of Tamil Nadu Ecotourism Policy pertaining to guaranteeing nature-friendly measures to beryllium enactment successful spot successful the tourer spots, has constituted ‘Vannapoorani Ecotourism Committee’ for managing the Old Courtallam waterfalls, wherever utilizing soaps, shampoo, oil, detergents, one-time integrative products etc. has been prohibited.
“The tourists can’t adjacent bring these banned products into the ecotourism country of Old Courtallam waterfalls,” says R. Rajmohan, District Forest Officer, Tenkasi.
The visitors, aft paying the introduction interest of ₹20 per idiosyncratic and parking their vehicles successful designated areas, would beryllium taken to the waterfalls successful eco-friendly vehicles to beryllium operated by the wood section oregon the ecotourism committee. Vehicles parked on the roadworthy oregon successful banned areas would beryllium towed distant and fined heavily. Apart from these vehicles to beryllium operated by the wood section and the ecotourism committee, authorised autorickshaws would beryllium allowed up to specified points wherever the tourists should get down.
Open defecation, lighting occurrence successful the forest, dumping of waste, liquor depletion wrong the banned areas, harming the environment, utilizing aerial horns successful the jungle etc. would pull terrible punishments including fine.
“The tourists volition beryllium allowed to scope the waterfalls lone betwixt 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. based connected its ‘carrying capacity’ to avert overcrowding and consequent commotions. Tourists volition beryllium prevented from going to the waterfalls whenever the question of chaotic animals, peculiarly the camping of chaotic elephants, is spotted successful the jungle astir Old Courtallam waterfalls country and during dense flooding. The Department of Forest volition instrumentality due decisions based connected the concern and the decisions volition beryllium implemented by the wood unit and the empowered ecotourism committee members. The question of the tourists volition beryllium monitored by CCTV cameras fitted astatine vantage points. Since this inaugural is being taken to guarantee wildlife extortion portion giving streamlined livelihood to the locals, the visitors should cooperate with the Department of Forest,” Dr. Rajmohan said.
He said stringent enactment would beryllium taken against those feeding chaotic animals, particularly the monkeys.
