Kerala orders tourist spot restrictions and 24-hour control rooms as heavy rain threat persists

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (UNI) The Kerala Government has issued special safety directions to the Tourism Department and District Tourism Promotion Councils (DTPCs), ordering restrictions at waterfalls, water bodies and other vulnerable tourist destinations amid heavy rain warnings, with round-the-clock control rooms to be set up until the alerts are withdrawn. The restrictions will apply to districts under orange alert and neighbouring districts experiencing widespread rainfall. Tourism activities in hilly areas prone to landslides and landslips should also be restricted until the rain subsides, according to the directions issued on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert…