After the repeated landslips that hit the Gap Road stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushodi national highway in Munnar, falling rocks from the Periyavare hills near Munnar town in Idukki are posing another serious threat to tourists and travellers on the Munnar-Udumalpet inter-State route. According to officials, a large rock fell on a car on May 4, damaging the vehicle and seriously injuring the driver. Yet another rock from the hills fell on the road on Tuesday, though no casualties were reported.
A report submitted by Idukki-based geologist V. Sunil Kumar to the District collector stated that the rocks on the hills posed serious threat and that their immediate removal from the Periyavare hills was the only possible way to avoid disasters.
