Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Arunachal Pradesh
No date foundRuns the online Inner Line Permit portal
From eilp.arunachal.gov.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageGuwahati to Tawang
Is it open?
Is it open?
We link, we do not guessWe do not say open or closed
Conditions change by the hour. Below are official alerts in force, and the offices that decide.
Official alerts
None in force for this road
No alert from the government’s feed for Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup, Darrang, Udalguri, Sonitpur, West Kameng or Tawang district, read 8 Oct, 2:05 pm. That is not the same as clear weather.
Who decides
Deputy Commissioner, Tawang district
Dated 13 days agoIssues Bum La passes; issues traffic advisories when snow blocks Sela; publishes orders and advisories
From tawang.nic.in · dated 25 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageDistrict Tourism Officer, Tawang
Dated 42 days agoSafety advisories for visitors
From tawang.nic.in · dated 27 August 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageDeputy Commissioner's office, Bomdila (West Kameng district)
Dated 35 days agoIssues Inner Line Permits at its public service counter
From westkameng.nic.in · dated 3 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageBorder Roads Organisation
Dated 42 days agoBuilt the Sela Tunnel and maintains the road over Sela; publishes no road status page
From en.wikipedia.org · dated 27 August 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageRiders’ sightings
Not officialNo rider has told us what they saw on this road yet. What they send is kept apart from the offices above.
Were motorcycles allowed?
- 9 Mar 2024Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. nenews.in
- Feb 2024Closed for winter nenews.in
Each line links to the order or news report it came from.
When it opened before
1 year- 2024Connected 9 March · closed February
Before the tunnel, snow shut or restricted Sela Pass for days at a time in winter; the Sela Tunnel has bypassed the pass since 9 March 2024.
Notes and sources for each year
- 2024. About 30 vehicles were stranded by snow near Sela in early February; traffic then ran on alternate dates. The connected date is the tunnel's inauguration. nenews.in en.wikipedia.org
A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.