Authorities enforce cap on visitors to Perumalmudi, Melmudi in Coimbatore
Authorities in Coimbatore have implemented a strict visitor cap for the Perumalmudi and Melmudi peaks to manage overcrowding during the Purattasi month. Officials from multiple departments are regulating access to ensure safety and environmental preservation in the reserve forest areas.
Why it matters
This reflects the growing challenge of managing sustainable tourism and crowd control in ecologically sensitive regions.
Hundreds of people who came to Perumalmudi and Melmudi for trekking on the third Saturday of Purattasi month (October 3) were sent back after authorities began enforcing the cap fixed on the number of visitors to the two peaks located in reserve forest areas.
Officials and staff from the Forest Department, Coimbatore District Police, Revenue Department and Health Department regulated the crowd as early as 4 a.m.
As per the decision taken at a meeting chaired by District Collector on September 30, a maximum of 1,000 visitors will be permitted to Perumalmudi and 500 to Melmudi on Purattasi Saturdays. The combined number of two-wheelers and four-wheelers permitted to the base of the two peaks are 250 and 150 respectively.
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