BENGALURU: The ongoing agitation and hunger strike in Kerala over the issue of night traffic ban in Bandipur has led to a lot of confusion and misinformation on the ‘traffic movement’ on NH-212 between the two states. Some agitators have been demanding that this national highway should be kept open during day time too while it is anyway open.
The forest department has clarified there is neither any kind of restrictions on NH-212 (redesignated 766) during the daytime nor any move to close it down for traffic. Meanwhile, activists in Karnataka have appealed to protestors in Kerala not to turn it into a political showdown as the night ban was critical for survival of wildlife and also overcoming floods and landslides in Wayanad.
