Doddabetta Road being repaired for second season
The Hindu
Doddabetta Peak has been closed to tourists since August this year
With the second tourist season on the verge of starting in the Nilgiris, preparations are under way to reopen one of the main tourist attractions of the town – the Doddabetta Peak.
According to officials, the Doddabetta Peak has been closed to tourists since August of this year, when heavy rain caused landslips and tree-falls along the road leading up to the peak, damaging the road heavily and making it unsafe for tourist vehicles to ascend up to the peak.
The Doddabetta Eco-Development Committee (EDC), which is managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, also provides employment opportunities for local communities and also brings revenue to other small businesses such as tea stalls, bakeries and restaurants around the area.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.