Forest dept. deploys more staff in Vellingiri hills

Coimbatore The Forest Department has increased the strength of frontline staff in the Vellingiri hills as the trekking route to the hill shrine through jungles is getting swelled with devotees. Forest

Coimbatore The Forest Department has increased the strength of frontline staff in the Vellingiri hills as the trekking route to the hill shrine through jungles is getting swelled with devotees. Forest Department sources said that 40 frontline staff were stationed along the trekking route which winds through seven hills coming under the limits of Boluvampatti forest range of Coimbatore Forest Division. On Sunday, the second hill witnessed crowding of devotees and the staff regulated their movement, said an official.