Summer Festival and Flower show in Kodaikanal on May 24 or 25
Posted on: 29/Apr/2014 11:21:27 AM
Two day summer festival and flower show festival will be held on May 24 or 25 at Kodaikanal. This was mentioned by Collector N. Venkatachalam while addressing a preliminary meeting to discuss festival arrangements with revenue, police and tourism officials here on Monday.
Priority will be given for providing basic amenities and developing infrastructure to enable tourists to enjoy without any hassles.
While the Sports Department will organize tournaments and team events, the Department of Fisheries will conduct ‘catch a fish’ competition and Animal Husbandry officials will hold a dog show.
Expressing concerns over traffic congestions on Saturday and Sunday, the Collector said that vehicles were stranded to a distance of 16 km on prime road during these days. The forest officials provided parking lots at places like Guna Cave, Moyar Point, Pillar Rock and Pine Forest areas.
Two police constables and an SI should be deputed to regulate vehicles and park vehicles in a row at each point, he added.
The police officials replied that 2,600 private vehicles reached the hill station on Saturday and Sunday. They sought officials to restrict buses a few km away from the bus stand.
One of the counters at the toll gate was not operated owing to lack of staff. Operation of two counters would ease traffic congestion near the toll gate area, they added.
The Collector advised the police not to allow vehicle parking on roadside. To monitor the arrival of vehicles, CC TV cameras could be installed at the toll gate near Silver Cascade area.
Life jacket was a must for tourists travelling in pleasure boats in the lake. Tourism department and the Municipality should ensure it. Medical camps will be conducted at prominent places.
The price list of food items should be displayed in all hotels and restaurants. The municipality should clear garbage at regular intervals. The TNSTC will operate special services to the hill station from Dindigul and nearby districts and also operate shuttle services between tourists destination, he pointed out.
The district administration got prior approval from the Election Commission to conduct the flower show and summer festival.
