Plea to halt auction of 300 acres of former HPF land in Udhagamandalam

Plea to halt auction of 300 acres of former HPF land in Udhagamandalam left The Hindustan photo films company in Udhagamandalam that has been closed. SATHYAMOORTHY M The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/vn5fxs/article71592807.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/10214_16_10_2026_16_8_56_2_HPF1.JPG SATHYAMOORTHY M Udhagamandalam, 16.1.2026 The Hindustan photo films company in Udhagamandalam which has been closed. Photo Sathyamoorthy M/ THE HINDU. The land belonging to the defunct public sector unit is critical to Ooty’s future expansion; the land and existing assets could be redeveloped as a forest-cum-tourism complex to handle traffic from the west and create jobs for locals, suggests the Nilgiri Documentation Centre Coimbatore The Nilgiri Documentation Centre, on behalf of concerned citizens of the Nilgiris, has urged the Chief Minister to stop the impending auction of about 300 acres of land belonging to the defunct public sector unit Hindustan Photo Films (HPF) and to declare it an Urban Buffer Zone.