Chennai, March 6 -- The Madras high court on Tuesday suggested the possibility of fixing a cap on the number of tourist vehicles that could be permitted to hill stations such as the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal during the summer months.
Expressing concern over environmental degradation due to unchecked tourist activities, a special division bench comprising justices N Sathish Kumar and D Bharatha Chakravarthy recommended a maximum of 10,000 tourist vehicles per day could be permitted to the hill stations between April and June but decided to take a final call after hearing advocate general PS Raman on March 13.P8
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