Tag: Boat House

Tourist centers open in Ooty; Admission for those from Kerala

Tourist attractions in Ooty are open to tourists from yesterday, officials said. Admission is open to all centers, including the Botanical Garden, Boat House, Doddabetta, and Sim’s Park in Coonoor. Admission will be in compliance with Covid criteria. These centers were first closed in March 2020 due to Covid. It reopened months later but closed again after the second covid expansion. At the same time, tourists from within the state were allowed to come to Ooty. Tourists from states including Kerala and Karnataka continued to be banned. The ban on tourists and the non-opening of tourist centers had led to ... Read more

Growing spread of covid; Tourist centers in Ooty closed

Tourist attractions in the Nilgiris district, including the Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, and Boat House, were closed. The Tamil Nadu government had yesterday banned tourists from traveling to the Nilgiris, Kodaikanal, and Yercaud in view of the growing spread of covid. The Ooty Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, and Boat House, which are run by the Department of Tourism, were closed on Tuesday. The lake regularly hosts various competitions during the flower festival. For this, the boats were polished. All of these can cause a lot of damage if left unused. Not only foreign tourists but also local tourists have no ... Read more