Local people would also be made part of the eco tourism projects, and in charge of the entire tourism packages would be the Anakkulam Vana Samrakshana Samithy, with a membership 120 tribespeople. Mr Nagaraj said binoculars would be made available at the gallery to have close view of the elephants and their calves. Recently, Mankulam opened in a big way for tourists with an an information centre opened at Kanigiri water fall area and a hanging bridge at Viripara. A major feature of Mankulam is its large number of perennial water falls, some of which remain closed for visitors in view of the risk factors. By opening the tourism potentials of Mankulam, the severe rush being experienced in Munnar could be relieved, Mr Nagaraj said.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2017 13:52 UTC