In view of the withdrawal of the heavy rainfall warning, Wayanad District Collector D.R. Meghashree, who is also the chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday (June 7) ordered the lifting of restrictions on quarry operations and tourism activities in the district.Restrictions on the functioning of tourist destinations, including homestays in disaster-prone areas, as well as on adventure tourism centres and trekking activities, have also been withdrawn.However, the ban on the removal of earth using machinery will remain in force. Published - June 07, 2026 07:53 pm IST
Restrictions on tourism activities, quarry operations lifted in Wayanad
Restrictions on tourism and quarry operations in Wayanad lifted following the end of heavy rainfall warnings.
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Wayanad Collector lifted tourism and quarry restrictions June 7 post-rainfall warning withdrawal, retaining only machinery-based earth removal ban. The decision enables local tourism and extraction sectors to resume while preserving environmental safeguards against mechanical erosion.
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