Tourist spot Pillalamarri Banyan tree closed for 3 months

Mahaboobnagar Telangana Dec 20: A Famous Tourist Spot in the Telangana state Pillamarri had been closed for next 3 months . District Collector Ronald Rose has ordered temporary closure of Pillalamarri for tourists.

The collector has taken this decision after the tourism department has identified that the longest banyan tree had been infected by pests and some portion of the tree had collapsed.

The Tourism department said that restoration works would be conducted these include fencing of the tree and anti-pest treatment. Currently, the Pillamarri tree attracts a huge number of tourists and officers feel that huge crowd is responsible for the damage of the tree.

Sources said that rest of the attractions of the Pillalamarri Tourism Centre will be open to the public. They include the District Archaeological Museum, District Science Museum, Children's play area and the mini wildlife sanctuary in the premises.