COIMBATORE: Deepak Srivastava, principal chief conservator of forests and member secretary of Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority has directed the district forest officer (DFO) of Nilgiris Division to take action against officials of Salem railway division and tourism department officials who are responsible for degradation of wetlands.
Deepak Srivastava issued the direction after a parking lot was built on a swamp adjacent to the Ooty railway station, and construction was carried out around the Ooty lake, which is a freshwater ecosystem, in violation of Supreme Court and Madras High Court orders on these matters.
