8 फुट गुवारै जागायजेन्नाय कतागिरि-मेत्तुथायलायम लामाखौ 1972-75 माइथायाव जिल्ला मावखʼगोरा, मेजर मरान्ट आर.इ.या 17 फुटनि मोनसे थि जखाजों 17 फुटसिम फुवारदोंमोन आरो बेखौ (बिबानखौ) 1881 मायथायाव जिल्ला मावखʼनो गथायदोंमोन।
The Kotagiri-Mettupalayam road (about 34 km long) which was 8 ft wide to begin with, was widened to 17 ft in 1872-75 with a gradient of one in 17 by the Dist. Engineer, Major Morant R.E. and handed over to the District Board in 1881.