Coimbatore:
Tourists have been banned in two major tiger reserves in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts, following the ban ordered by Supreme Court on tourism in core areas of big cat sanctuaries across the country.
Officials have banned the entry of tourists to places like 'Monkey Falls,' 'Top Slip' and Valparai coming under Anamalai Tiger Reserve in the district and some places along Panchalingam river and Amaravathi Dam near Udumalpet in Tirupur district,
Similarly, tourists would not be allowed in core areas under Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in nearby Nilgiris district, which is famous for its scenic beauty and bio-diversity, they said.
The Supreme Court had yesterday taken strong note of some states failing to implement its directions to conserve the big cat and ordered that tourism be banned in core areas of tiger reserves in the country till further directions.