Paradise Lost...ooty...
Of Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit
"Paradise lost" This may not be a magnum-opus like the one from John Milton

The first town that i got to know in my life was this sleepy little hill station called "attachment"(ooty) affectionately called the "Queen of Hill stations"

Perched on the higher reaches of the western ghats it is a very picturesque place... After a hiatus of may be 15 years I decided to make a nostalgic trip down the memory lane to this sleepy town for a quiet holiday,away from the rampant life of the cities was trip to rejuvenate & connect myself to this sleepy town where I was born.

I reached this hill station expecting sylvan & rustic surroundings. But the ground realities were quite different & then I realized that it was an utopia that I had perceived. The prominent change was the "lack of forest cover".Each & every hill slope was taken over for mans' ever increasing demand for real estate trees were felled in rife that were replaced by concrete which quite never harmonize into the ecosystem & looked factitious

"TOURISM" is a double edged sword & I suppose should be handled prudently. TOURISM does bring in the money & employment opportunity for the local demography but at what cost??The cost that we pay has been in the form of exacerbated environmental conditions has taken it's toll,marring the natural beauty of the place bodies that used to cater for the potable water supply have been polluted by sewage & unfit for driking.As a result the place is facing an acute water shortage the good old days the roads used to be well maintained & clean not now the situation is quite different & apathy of the local bodies was clearly visible.The infrastructure of a town is the same that was put up for a few 1000s of people,which is nor overloaded with intermittent influx of tourists & a larger population.During the tourist season the place virtually is in a state of chaos.

I have just mentioned a few issues that are immediately visible...
But on detailed investigation I suppose we could unearth more facts.I suppose everybody can expatiate on length about pollution & conservation I suppose it would be more provident if we could "WORK the Problem".

the citizens of the place are taking some initiatives now after recognizing the fact that "TOURISM" in ooty would thrive only on natural comeliness.To sustain tourism & also the beauty of the locale it is quite clear that we need an "Conserve ooty" drive.But i suppose this should gather greater force & work for the betterment of the locale. And any person who is in love with this enchanting little town should lend his voice in support for the cause...

We need fresh ideas,innovative thoughts...in short an avant Garde that could conserve Ooty...

A paradise is still not lost...