Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty

Rules for motorcycles

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Bandipur: highways shut from 9 pm to 6 am

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Both highways through the tiger reserve close overnight to private vehicles. A few buses and emergency vehicles are let through.

Timing · applies to All private vehicles · set by Chamarajanagar district administration; upheld by the Karnataka High Court and the Supreme Court

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Gathered from the source below. No rider and no editor has confirmed it on the road. Read the official page before you rely on it.

What changed, and when

7 Aug 2019Supreme Court kept the closure and asked for plans to improve the other road. india.mongabay.com
10 Jan 2018Supreme Court set up a committee to review the closure; it advised no change. india.mongabay.com
2010Karnataka High Court upheld the closure and it returned. onmanorama.com
10 June 2009Closure lifted after objections from Kerala. onmanorama.com
3 June 2009Night closure of both highways first ordered. onmanorama.com

History

28 Sept 2026First entered from onmanorama.com

Where this came from

Rules for motorcycles, on this route

7 facts

Bandipur: two-wheelers barred from 6 pm

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The 2009 order stops two-wheelers three hours earlier than cars, from 6 pm to 6 am. Plan to clear the forest before dusk.

From onmanorama.com · dated 10 December 2020 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Mudumalai: road shut from 9 pm to 6 am

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The Tamil Nadu side, from Thorapalli to Masinagudi, closes overnight by state notification. Vehicles carrying farm produce are exempt.

From deccanherald.com · dated 12 August 2010 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Nilgiris: electronic pass for visiting vehicles

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Vehicles from outside the district book a free pass online. Daily numbers are capped. Travel guides say two-wheelers need it too; no official page says so.

From nilgiris.nic.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Kalhatti ghat: closed to visiting vehicles

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Outside vehicles were already barred from riding down. For summer 2026 the collector barred them both ways; a hotel blog says motorcycles are included. Use Gudalur.

From thechenabtimes.com · dated 29 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Bengaluru to Mysuru Expressway: no two-wheelers

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Motorcycles may not use the main carriageway. Riders take the toll-free service road beside it, or the old Mysuru road where that breaks.

From thefederal.com · dated 26 July 2023 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Nilgiris: plastic bottles and bags banned

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Single-use plastic is banned across the district, and so are small water and soft drink bottles. Check posts search vehicles and fine.

From nilgiris.nic.in · dated 25 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

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