Trouble on the road
The district advises against the rainy season because of heavy showers; the caves flood and are shut.
When: June to September
About 25,000 vehicles a day use the ghat, the only through road to Bastar, and its surface has needed repeated repair.
From thehitavada.com · dated 10 November 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Police said in May 2026 that mines laid in jungle, hills and near streams will take a couple of seasons to clear. Stay on made roads.
From newkerala.com · dated 22 May 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
The Union Home Minister said in Jagdalpur on 18 May 2026 that Bastar is free of Naxal insurgency. About 200 security camps remain in the region.
From thenewsmill.com · dated 18 May 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it