Every visiting vehicle, motorcycles named, needs a pass. It is checked at Aliyar and Malakkappara, and can be made on the spot.
From dtnext.in · dated 1 November 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Forest staff stop visiting vehicles from 6 pm to 7 am. Buses and residents pass. No written order was found; one operator gives 10 pm instead.
No government order found · from dtnext.in · dated 16 October 2023 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
A travel blog says riders may be asked for identity and vehicle details at the foot of the ghat. No government order was found.
No government order found · from mandakashayam.com · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
After a bus fell into a gorge in 2024 the Salem collector told vehicles to keep to 30. Read from a search summary only.
No government order found · from pressreader.com · dated 2 May 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it