Team News Riveting
The picturesque enchanting destinations in the hill town of Kodaikanal will be opened for public from Wednesday.
Dindigul District Collector Vijaya Lakshmi said that the tourism activities would resume in Tamil Nadu’s hill town Kodaikanal from Wednesday. The popular hill station was shut down for months due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The most visited venues including Bryant park, Rose park and Chettiar park in Kodaikanal would be open for tourists visit from tomorrow.
The Collector said the visitors had to follow a few protocol and had to carry the identity proof within Dindigul district. She added that the e-pass was mandatory for tourists coming from other districts of the state.
Derived from the Tamil language meaning “The Gift of the Forest,” Kodaikanal is referred to as the “Queen of Hill stations” and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination.
Tourism is the backbone of the economy. The Tamil Nadu government eased some of the lockdown restrictions recently. As a part of concession, the government allowed metro trains in Chennai to resume operation. It also allowed the operation of inter-district passenger trains in the state.
Though the government has squashed the e-pass system for inter-state and intra-state road travels, it has made e-pass a mandatory requirement for visitors to Ooty, Nilgiris, Kodaikanal and Yercaud.
