Plan to tap Konni’s tourism potential

Expert team to come up with masterplan

With its green-topped hills, picturesque waterfalls, remote villages, rich wildlife and lush forests, the obscure countryside of Konni is seeking to put itself on the global tourism map. An expert team, led by travel documentary filmmaker Santosh George Kulangara, will soon come up with a master plan for developing Konni as a major ecotourism destination. The team has carried out a preliminary inspection of local attractions across the region, which comprises 11 grama panchayats. “The plan is to cash in on the natural heritage of Konni, which is much beyond the Konni elephant camp, Adavi or even Gavi. The very fact that it is one of the very few regions in the State that receive rainfall almost everyday makes it an ideal location for green tourism projects,” explains an official with the Forest Department.