Record 1 million tourists visit Ooty in April-May
5 years, 7 months ago

Record 1 million tourists visit Ooty in April-May

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: This year when the Modern Nilgiris is celebrating its bicentenary, the Government Botanical Garden here, a British era legacy and stellar tourist attraction here, has created a record of sorts as the influx of tourists to GBG in the summer months of April and May crossed one Million for the first time in the history. While the popular summer tourist season here runs between April and May, the tourist influx to GBG, which always attributed to the inflow of tourists to Ooty itself, showed that this summer the inflow stood at 10,49, 956. Mr. Shiva Subramanian Samraj, joint director of Horticulture here, said that the Flower Show this year in May also created a sort of history as it attracted 1.61 lakh tourists over the stretch of five days this summer. Stating that for the first time GBG witnessed influx of tourists over 10 lakh in summer season period in April and May this year, he hoped that GBG wouldcontinue to attract more tourists and set new records in the future.

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Three-day annual boat race begins in Ooty
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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Pooja days see huge tourist influx in Nilgiris
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Deccan Chronicle  

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