MUNNAR:
Crowds converging on Rajamala—the tourist zone of the Eravikulam
National Park, are causing heavy traffic jams all along the route from
Munnar.
Nearly 6000 people a day visited the Park during the Pooja holidays and
many had to return without seeing kurinji. Most did not know that there
are other locations where neelakurinjis have flowered gregariously.
The Park had earlier introduced a transport system to ferry visitors
from Munnar town to park. However, this was abandoned following
protests from taxi operators and others. This led to major traffic jams
while hotels and restaurants had their hay day.