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Tuesday 14-Sep-2010 Govt of Tamil Nadu & DoT, undertakes tourism initiatives in Kolli Hills

The Department of Tourism (DoT), Government of Tamil Nadu, along with the District Administration and Forest Department, has taken up tourism initiatives in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district in an attempt to attract more tourists and promote Ecotourism.

By  Traveltechie Bureau | Mumbai

The Department of Tourism (DoT), Government of Tamil Nadu, along with the District Administration and Forest Department, has taken up tourism initiatives in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district in an attempt to attract more tourists and promote Ecotourism. According to a report, the initiatives include creation of a botanical garden, improving a lake in Vasalurpatti and boating there, landscaping near Arapaleeswarar Temple, providing of hand rails along the way to Akasa Ganga waterfalls, a trekking shed near the falls, and development of the approach road to Maasilla waterfalls. A total of Rs 4.3 crore was allocated by the state tourism department for taking up the activities. Apart from this, the Forest Department is improving a seven-kilometre trekking path between Kolli Hills and Karavalli RF, which is slowly becoming a popular location in the small hill stations.

Talking about the trekking route, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, District Forest Officer, Namakkal said that it was medium trekking which could be covered by in about three to four hours. Currently, a large number of college and school students and NSS volunteers showed keen interest in the trekking programme. The Forest Department is planning one camp a month for which the number of participants will be restricted to 30.