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Courtallam Main Falls temporarily closed starting today for maintenance
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News18•06-10-2026, 14:37
Courtallam Main Falls temporarily closed starting today for maintenance
- •Courtallam Main Falls in Tenkasi district has been temporarily closed starting today to carry out pending maintenance work.
- •Incomplete stone-paving on the flooring earlier led to occasional slipping incidents as tourists were allowed to bathe during the early season.
- •The temporary closure follows demands from tourists to resume and fully complete the stalled maintenance work.
- •With water flow having significantly decreased, the tourism department decided to resume the stone-paving work now.
- •Authorities stated that tourists will be allowed to bathe in the waterfall again once the maintenance work is fully completed.
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Courtallam Main Falls has been temporarily closed because the tourism department plans to resume unfinished stone-paving work on the flooring following a significant decrease in water flow.
The old dangerous arch in front of the waterfall was demolished and replaced with a new, larger dangerous arch, alongside ongoing work to pave stones on the flooring.
Tourists will be permitted to bathe in the waterfall once the maintenance work is fully completed.
