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KOZHIKODE: The Wayanad district administration has ordered the closure of the resort and homestay at Elimbileri in Meppadi, where a young woman was killed by a wild elephant on Saturday night. According to panchayat authorities, the resort didn’t have licence for operation and permission to set up tents near the forest.
District Collector Adeela Abdulla, who inspected the Rainforest Resort along with Wayanad DFO and Vythiri tahsildar, said: The property didn’t have proper safety facilities. Also, the homestay operates in a landslide-prone area. The resort has been ordered to close down immediately. We will inspect all the nearby resorts in the coming days and take necessary actions in case of breach of law.
Authorities of the Meppadi gram panchayat in Wayanad directed all resorts in the panchayat to close down till further orders, official sources here said.
All private resorts in Meppady to be closed
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Tourist centres can resume functioning only on approval
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Tourist centres can resume functioning only on approval
A meeting of the Meppady grama panchayat on Monday decided to close all private resorts functioning in the panchayat limits.
The decision was taken in the wake of the death of a tourist in a wild elephant attack on Saturday night.
“The property owners can resume functioning of their properties only after obtaining permission from the grama panchayat by producing all documents related to the property,” Omana Ramesh, president, Meppady grama panchayat, said.
The national tourism day is generally celebrated in a grand manner in Kerala as the state which is named as " God s Own Country" , has been pitching itself as a major tourist destination.However the tragic death of an adventure .