Heat Wave: Tamil Nadu's Ooty Sees Its Highest Ever Temperature, E-Pass Becomes Mandatory For Vehicles
As the heat wave continues to wreak havoc across India, Udhagamandalam, also known as Ooty, the?popular?hill station in Tamil?Nadu?has recorded its highest temperature ever. According to reports, on Sunday, the tourist town in the Nilgiris District recorded a maximum temperature of?29 degrees Celsius.?This?was five degrees above normal.
Hottest day since records started in 1951
According to the local Met Office, since a weather station was established there in 1951, the hottest day in Ooty till now, was?on?April?29, 1986?when a maximum temperature of?28.5 degrees?Celsius?was recorded.
The high temperature?is expected?to continue for the next few days?with?the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting a heat wave in Tamil Nadu till May 3.?
Bad news for tourists
This?is a sharp contrast for Ooty, which sees temperatures?ranging from 20 to 24 degrees Celsius during this time of year.?
The unprecedented heat wave is also bad news for the tourism sector in Ooty?which?sees visitors from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka?and?other parts of India during this time of the year to enjoy the pleasant weather and scenic beauty there.
Ooty flower show 2024
Ooty is also set to host its biggest annual event next month, which sees tourists from across the country. The 126th annual flower show will be held in Ooty for five days starting on May 10.
E-pass for vehicles in Ooty, Kodaikanal?
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court on Monday said that all vehicles entering Ooty and another hill station, Kodaikanal, should obtain an e-pass.
"All vehicles entering the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal between May 7 and June 30 must obtain?e-pass?to help the district administration collect data on the number and type of vehicles entering the hill stations during summer," a division bench of Justices N Sathish Kumar and D Bharatha Chakravarthy said.
The court order came after the state government submitted that about 20,000 vehicles enter the Nilgiris every day during the summer vacation.
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