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New e-pass system in the Nilgiris, Kodaikanal from today; confusion still reigns over its implementation

The new e-pass system, restricting the number of tourist vehicles, as mandated by the Madras High Court, will come into operation in the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal on April 1. In a banner, the Nilgiris administration announced that only 6,000 vehicles would be allowed into the district on weekdays and 8,000 vehicles at weekends. The Nilgiris district administration did not specify how many of the 6,000-8,000 vehicles would be private buses, mini-buses, vans, cars, and two-wheelers. The court had also directed the Nilgiris administration to identify parking space at the foothills for private vehicles to be stopped and electric vehicles to be operated to the most popular tourist spots.

The Hindu

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