Udhagamandalam: When will the Nilgiris be put on the air map of India?

Earlier, prospective beneficiaries had justified the demand for an air link by stating that an internationally renowned hill station like Udhagamandalam should have such a facility.

Now even the middle class people have joined the chorus. Their contention was that such a facility would do a world of good for tourism and be a life saver during medical emergencies.

While the Mettupalayam-Ooty-Gudalur highway, which has served the Nilgiris for several decades, has of late become increasingly undependable on account of natural calamities, the alternative Mettupalayam-Kotagiri-Ooty highway was under tremendous pressure.


Tourist attraction

The Nilgiris Mountain Railway connecting Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam was a major tourist attraction but it cannot serve the purpose of foreign and domestic tourists who are not able to spare much time.
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