An eco-tourism project being commissioned at Ponmudi on Tuesday is aimed at turning the hill resort into an eco-friendly destination,ensuring security to visitors and protecting the forest grassland ecosystem. The project will also help the authorities eliminate garbage from the hill resort and create employment opportunities for the people living near the forestland. The forest authorities also hope to find a permanent solution to forest fires at Ponmudi during the summer months.
The Thiruvananthapuram Forest Development Agency has joined hands with the Forests and Kerala Tourism departments to implement the project. Ponmudi is the third eco-tourism project being implemented by the forest development agency in the district after Kallar and Mankayam
(The Hindu,9th January,2007)
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