Mysuru, April 6 -- Wildlife activists demand night traffic ban to continue at Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Over 2,000 people - including environmentalists, farmers, Raitha Sangha activists, and members of various environmental organisations - launched the 'Bandipur Chalo' or 'Namma Nadige Bandipur Kadege' padayatra this morning, protesting the proposed removal of the night traffic ban through Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

Held under the slogan "Let's walk together and say 'no' to lifting the night traffic ban," the padayatra began at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Kaggala Hundi, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district.

The 2.5-km march concluded at the Maddur check-post, where a memorandum was submitted to Assistant Conservator of Forests (AC...