The Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC) and the founder of Save Nilgiris Campaign (SNC) has appealed to the National Green Tribunal to “protect and preserve” the Ooty Race Course.

In a statement, Venugopal Dharmalingam, honorary director of the NDC, said that the proposal to convert the race course into an eco-park was “fraught with immense environmental, social and economic consequences to the Ooty town, the local public and the millions of tourists.”