Five more resorts near Anaikatti closed over lack of approvals

COIMBATORE The Coimbatore district administration has closed five resorts in Nanjundapuram and No. 24 Veerapandi village panchayats, close to the ecologically sensitive forest fringes of the Western Ghats, for lacking various approvals for their operations.

Officials from various departments initiated the action based on a direction from the Madras High Court. The five closed establishments are Darza Resorts, Five Star Garden Restaurant in Nanjundapuram village, Brew’s 43 Resto & Cafe, Elephant Country Farm Stay, and Sarva Farm House (Farm Retreat) in No.

24 Veerapandi, said a senior official involved in the action.