Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Announces Tourist Security and Green Travel Initiatives
Tamil Nadu wants tourists to feel safer when they visit the state.
It plans to install smart cameras at busy tourist places.
The cameras will especially help improve safety for women travelers.
New tourist security organisations will be created in five regions.
The government is also studying ropeways to make travel to hill areas easier.
Government motorboats will be changed to electric boats to reduce environmental harm.
Officials said tourist numbers increased between 2022 and 2025.
The overall plan is to make Tamil Nadu safer, greener and easier to explore.
Tamil Nadu will install AI-powered surveillance cameras at major, high-footfall tourist sites, with special attention to women travelers.
Dedicated tourist security organisations will be established in Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Poompuhar and Hogenakkal.
The government will study ropeway systems to improve connectivity and reduce traffic congestion in hill-station areas.
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation motorboats will be converted into electric boats to protect ecological balance and water resources.
Tourist visits to Tamil Nadu rose from 21.88 crore in 2022 to 36.46 crore in 2025, according to the minister.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government and Tourism Minister S Rajesh Kumar announced the initiatives.
- What
- The government announced AI surveillance cameras, tourist security organisations, ropeway feasibility studies and electric boats.
- When
- The announcement was reported on Wednesday, August 19; the year of the announcement is not specified in the article.
- Where
- The measures will cover major tourist destinations, including sites in Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Poompuhar, Hogenakkal and the Kodaikanal area.
- Why
- The initiatives aim to improve tourist safety, especially for women, strengthen connectivity, reduce congestion and protect the environment.
- Security technology
- AI-powered surveillance cameras will be installed at major high-footfall tourist sites.
- Security regions
- Dedicated tourist security organisations will be established in Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Poompuhar and Hogenakkal.
- Proposed ropeway
- A feasibility report is underway for a route linking Kumbakarai Falls, Vellagavi, Vattakanal and the Kodaikanal bus stand.
- Boat conversion
- Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation motorboats will be converted into electric boats.
- Tourist numbers in 2022
- Tamil Nadu recorded 21.88 crore tourists.
- Tourist numbers in 2025
- Tamil Nadu recorded 36.46 crore tourists.
- Stated objective
- The government wants to position Tamil Nadu as an eco-friendly and secure destination for domestic and global travelers.