As many 250 personnel, drawn from amongst police, forest and Special Task Force officials, have joined the efforts to trap the tiger, Nilgiris District Collector P Shankar told reporters.
The tiger, which killed three persons, including two women, early this month within a span of six days, is hiding in the tea gardens around Kundachappai area, he said.
One of the two images of the tiger captured earlier had suggested that the animal was limping.
Stating that the Doddabetta view point had been opened to tourists from today, he said that the public will be allowed to move only in vehicles to the spot which is to be closed by 4 P.M.
The carnivore has not attacked any villagers in the last six days, Shankar added.
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