Forest department is planning to set up ropeway at the Kuntala waterfall for the benefit of the visits especially aged elderly persons as one has to climb down above 400 steps to reach the bottom of the waterfall.
Minister for forest and environment Jogu Ramanna recently held a review meeting with the forest official and discussed on the development of Kuntala waterfall.
He instructed the officials to start development works at Kuntrala and security and safety measures for visitors and prevent the incidents of visitors drowning.
However, Minister instructed the forest officials take u development works and safety measures without affecting natural beauty of the waterfall. The officials decided to take restrooms and toilets for visitors.
Speaking to this newspaper, minister Jogu Ramana said as many as 136 visitors drowned accidentally in the whirlpool so far at the Kuntala waterfall and the have prepared plan to take development and safety and security measures at the waterfall to encourage eco-tourism without affecting the natural beauty of the waterfall and firest there.
He said they were also planning to set up ropeway the convenience of the elderly visitors and added that they will also intensify the steps to control the illegal teak wood smuggling and fell in trees by some professional wood smugglers in the district.
On Sunday, Adivasis of ten villages surrounding Kuntaka waterfall have gathered at Kuntala (B) village and took a decision to oppose any effort to fill the deep ditches and whirlpool with boulders and cement and concrete in the middle of the waterfall. adivasis said they were against any efforts which deface the natural beauty of the waterfall and also sacredness of the place.
The villagers made it clear to the forest officials that they will welcome the steps like erecting fencing and constructing a cement wall to prevent the visitors from going close the waterfall by the forest officials.
Adivasi leader Daulath Rao said a second meeting will be held with the top forest officials on the issue and even they were planning to meet the Minister to put forth their objections on the issue.
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