Due to the deliberate visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday, the Kakkanallah check-post within the Nilgiris and the Bandipur forest check-post in Karnataka will be closed to automobiles from 4 p.m. on Saturday (April 8 th) to 10.30 a.m. on April 9 th, a press launch mentioned.
Tourists and residents heading to the Nilgiris from Karnataka and vice-versa have been suggested to proceed by way of Gudalur-Devarshola- Pattavayal and thru Sulthan Bathery in Kerala and to Karnataka.