Tamil Nadu: Tourist attractions in Nilgiris ready to welcome visitors

UDHAGAMANDALAM: After four months of being closed to the public, several parks and gardens in the Nilgiris district will reopen on Monday.
Among attractions to reopen are the Government Botanical Garden (GBG), Government Rose Garden (GRG) in Ooty, Sim’s Park in Coonoor, the Kattery Government Park, the Ooty boat house and the Pykhara boat house of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.
Visitors should follow the standard operating procedure, a release from Nilgiris collector J Innocent Divya said.
Hoteliers in the district welcomed the decision of the state government to reopen tourist spots. “Gardens and boat houses would attract more tourists to the hill retreat. The SOPs prescribed by the government will be followed strictly while accommodating tourists,” said a hotelier.
Tourist cab operators and drivers, who had lost their business, said they hope to get more business in the coming days.
Tourist spots in the Nilgiris were closed for visitors on April 20.