COIMBATORE: The Coonoor-Burilar-Mettupalayam National Highways, which was badly damaged by landslides during rains in last November, was opened for one-way traffic on Friday. Vehicles from Mettupalayam would be allowed to go via Burliar and Coonoor to reach Ooty; vehicles from Ooty and Coonoor have to go via Kotagiri to reach Mettupalayam.
Traffic was closed on the highways from November 9 when it got badly damaged by landslides and the National Highways Authority of India took up the repairing works. Khadi Board Minister K Ramachandran flagged off bus service on Firday.