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“In the last few months, the Ooty municipality identified several unauthorised buildings and sealed them. Garages and workshops line the Walsham Road.Both the roads are under the control of the Ooty municipality. Walking on the Ettinne’s Road is a nightmare, pedestrians say. But we wonder why the municipality is always turning a blind eye to the encroachments on the footpaths on Ettinne’s Road and Walsham Road,” K Raman, a local resident, told TOI.Co-ordinator of INTACH –Nilgiris chapter Geetha Srinivasan also blamed the civic body for failing to remove encroachements along Ettinne’s Road. For that, the town needs footpaths on all the roads..