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The Forest Department has closed Jalagamparai falls astatine Yelagiri Hills successful Tirupattur for tourists connected Saturday owed to dense rains successful the hills that led to excess discharge of h2o successful the falls.
Located heavy successful heavy forests, Jalagamparai falls successful Nagalathur Reserve Forest (RF) witnesses h2o gushing from its catchment areas successful the hills. Excess rainwater from the falls volition get discharged into Pamban river, a tributary of Thenpennai river. “As the h2o travel successful the falls is high, tourists were prohibited from visiting the falls. We volition observe the travel of h2o successful the falls for the adjacent 3 days earlier lifting the prohibition connected tourists to the falls,” K.R. Cholarajan, wood scope serviceman (Tirupattur), told The Hindu.
Forest officials said that dissimilar Bheeman falls, which is unfastened for tourists owed to little h2o flow, Jalagamparai falls is overmuch person from the plains arsenic the falls is located astir 4 kms from Jolarpet town. The falls are surrounded by scenic heavy greenish screen successful Yelagiri Hills. “Tourists tin marque a abbreviated travel to the falls earlier returning connected the aforesaid day. More nutrient joints, autobus services and parking abstraction should beryllium disposable to gully much tourists,” said K. Vinod, a tourist.
Forest officials said that excess rainwater has besides reached the celebrated Swamimalai temple, astir 4 kms from Jalagamparai falls, owed to rain. As portion of their visit, galore tourists including women and children to the falls besides trek to the temple earlier they marque their instrumentality journey.
Forest officials said that spotted deer, sloth bear, and peacocks are commonly recovered astir these waterfalls. Each waterfall, connected an average, gets astir 300-500 visitors each day. It gets doubled during weekends and holidays.
