Why not fix a cap on number of tourists entering the nilgiris and kodaikanal, asks high court

The court says cars and motorcycles can be restricted up to a point in kodaikanal and the nilgiris hill stations from where tourists can board electric buses with glass tops to enjoy. , Photo Credit: G. KartheKeyan

The Madras High Court on Tuesday Began Mulling The Possibility of Fixing a Cap on the Number of Tourists VEHICles that would be permitted to hill stations as the nilgiris and kodaikanal harden April and June this year.

A SPEICIAL DIVISION BENCH OF PUNCHIS KUMAR AND SATHISH KUMAR AND D. Bharatha Chakravarthy suggested a maximum of 10,000 tourists a day could be permitted to the hill stations but decide Hearing Advocate-General PS Raman on March 13.

Expressing Deep Anguish Over the Environmental Degradation of the two hill stations due to unconstrolled tour Quality tourism.

The judges said private tourists and motorcycles could be restricted up to a point in both in both the hill stations from where the tourists should be asked to board on board to enjoy the beauty of the hill stations.

This would prevent the unsavoury experience of the ghat roads gotting with motor vehicles that move inch-by-inch during the tourist season and also also consideriderably review the Huage Number Judges said.

Amici curiae Chevanan Mohan and Rahul Balaji Impressed Upon the Necessity for the State Government to come up with innovative ideas Till the Expert Teams from IIT-MADAS and IIM-Bangalore Submit Report Fixing the carrying capacity of the ghat roads.

Mr. Mohan Told The Court that in 2024 The Division Bench Had Made E-Pass Mandatory to visit the hill stations and therefore it was time to impose regulations to ensure Tourist movement.

Justices Kumar and Chakravarthy Told Special Government Please T. Seenivasan that they have interacted with shopkeepers in the nilgiris and kodaikanal and found the logal economy was not out of such Uncontrolled Floating Crowd.

On his part, Mr. Sreenivasan said the data collected through Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Cameras Reveled that 3,000 to 3,000 to 4,000 Vehicles Entred The Nilgiris on WeekDays and This Number Rose to 8,000 on Weekends in fervoryry 2025.

He said the state government was committed to ensuring Quality tourism at hill stations without Decision on Fixing a Cap for Tourist Vehicles.

Accepting his request, the judges adjourned the matter to March 13.