Concrete road coming up at Kovai Courtallam

Coimbatore:The forest department is laying a 1km long concrete road from Singapathy village to the car parking at Kovai Courtallam falls, to make it easier for visitors and tribals from the village to walk to the tourist attraction.
Around two weeks back, the forest department and Thondamuthur panchayat had begun work on the road. “The parking lot earlier had a tar base, but it kept getting damaged during heavy rains. Same with the road from Singapathy to the parking,” said district forest officer D Venkatesh.
Seeing tribals struggle to get around the forest to collect wood, the forest department decided to lay the concrete road, which can withstand more rain and vehicles. “It is a 450m road between the village and the parking lot and the parking lot in a circle can accommodate around 10 cars. Work is expected to be complete in three days,” said a forest ranger.