The Nilgiris district police have announced a series of measures that they are undertaking to regulate traffic during the tourist season in the Nilgiris.
They said that all private buses and vans coming to Udhagamandalam from Gudalur will be stopped at the Hindustan Photo Films factory and that tourists will have to proceed to town using public transport. Similarly, private buses and vans coming to Udhagamandalam from Coonoor will be stopped at the Aavin junction.
Tourists coming to Udhagamandalam via the Kalhatti ghat road will be asked to take a diversion at Thalakundah via Kozhipannai and Pudumund and enter the town via St. Stephen’s Church. Tourists proceeding to the Government Botanical Garden can take the Vandisolai Road, they said.
Similarly, vehicles proceeding to the Ooty lake and Boat House or the Karnataka Siri Horticultural Garden can take a diversion at Fingerpost and reach their destinations via Khandal.
Vehicles proceeding to Udhagamandalam from Kotagiri will be diverted at Kattabettu and will be able to reach Udhagamandalam via Coonoor. Vehicles from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam can use the Coonoor road while those proceeding to Mettupalayam from Udhagamandalam will be asked to proceed via Kotagiri.
Heavy vehicles will not be allowed inside Udhagamandalam town, except those distributing essential supplies, on April 27 and 28 as well as from May 1 to 31.
