Chokramudi hills witness vast destruction of Neelakurinji plants

Earth movers have cleared vast stretches of land on the hills, turning it into small plots, and in the process, wiping out many of these rare plants. Though a few Neelakurinji plants have started to regrow in the cleared plots, the damage to the landscape remains significant

​Earth movers have cleared vast stretches of land on the hills, turning it into small plots, and in the process, wiping out many of these rare plants. Though a few Neelakurinji plants have started to regrow in the cleared plots, the damage to the landscape remains significant