Nilgiris District Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, on Thursday, inaugurated an endeavour by a women’s self-help group to provide traditional food to tourists visiting Kinnakorai in the Kundha taluk.

The initiative, to provide livelihoods to women in rural areas, is funded by the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission, the Nilgiris district administration stated.

Speaking after the inauguration, the Collector stated that Kinnakorai, located in Mel Kundha village, has become an ideal tourism spot, known for its breathtaking scenery. She said that the number of tourists visiting the region, especially from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, during the holiday season, had increased exponentially.

She added that in the Nilgiris, products made by women’s self-help groups as well as food stuffs were being sold to tourists. In order to ensure that tourists visiting Kinnakorai too have access to high quality, delicious food, this initiative was being inaugurated in the area, she added.

The Collector also visited a number of Toda hamlets in the Kundha taluk and interacted with local residents to ascertain their access to basic facilities. Also present during her visit were other top officials from the Nilgiris district administration.