The scenic beauty of Chelavara Kabbebetta is being spoiled by heaps of garbage and discarded liquor bottles.

Cheyyandane, June 22: There are many famous tourist destinations in Kodagu district. Chelavar waterfall and the scenic Kabbebetta, which are under the jurisdiction of Nariyandada Gram Panchayat near Cheyyandane, are among them.

For the past few days, a large number of tourists have been visiting Chelavar Kabbebetta. The irony is that plastic and liquor bottles are being thrown in this scenic place, causing pollution to the environment. They are bringing chips, juice bottles, water bottles and liquor bottles and leaving them amidst the beauty of nature. This nature is now turning into a pile of garbage.

Cleanliness has disappeared here due to the negligence of the local administration and tourism department, and the police department. Some tourists who come in vehicles at 3-4 am and dance on the side of the road with DJs, do not leave even after midnight. Some others dance while local women and school students are walking on the road, which has become a headache for the locals.

Sometimes they bring garbage and dump it near the houses of local residents, some park their vehicles in the middle of the road and walk. Due to this, it is difficult for the locals to move on the road easily, and clashes occur between tourists and locals every day.

The residents here say that many people come here in the name of tourists to consume alcohol and ganja.

Although the locals have complained to the Gram Panchayat, Police Department, and Forest Department several times about this, the villagers are unhappy that no action has been taken. Minors often roam around Chelavara Falls and Kabbebetta at night, restrictions should be imposed here at night. The department should wake up before a disaster occurs. 

The public is of the opinion that the police department should fine those who roam around at night and take legal action.

Cleanliness at the sites.

Although the Sanjeevini Association of Chelavara village, local self-help groups, youth associations, and resorts have cleaned the area several times, the amount of garbage continues to increase in Chelavara waterfall and Kabbebetta.

To maintain cleanliness at the tourist site, cleanliness nameplates should be installed at various places, fines should be imposed on tourists who litter, CCTV should be installed at important places, and the police department should monitor. The villagers are of the opinion that if tourists are made aware of this, all tourist sites would be clean and beautiful.

Gate installation by villagers

Some tourists used to take their bikes and vehicles to the tops of the hills and go on adventure rides there. To prevent this, the villagers themselves built a temporary gate a week ago.

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