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Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty

Rules for motorcycles

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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.

Permit · applies to Private vehicles registered outside the Nilgiris district · set by Madras High Court; run by the Nilgiris district administration

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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.
Open the official page, epass.tnega.org

What changed, and when

  1. May 2026Reported as still required all year. ootymade.com
  2. Mar 2025High Court capped entries at 6,000 vehicles on weekdays and 8,000 at weekends. dtnext.in
  3. May 2024Pass introduced on the High Court's direction. outlooktraveller.com
  4. No dateIndependent guide says outside two-wheelers need the pass in the controlled season. visitnilgiris.org

History

  1. 28 Sept 2026First entered from nilgiris.nic.in

Where this came from

Rules for motorcycles, on this route

7 facts

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.

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

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

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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