Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 5 -- Tourism bodies push for strict SOP and swift reopening of Nagarahole-Bandipur safaris

Hotel Owners' Association, Mysuru Travels Association, the Mysuru chapter of Skal International, and workers dependent on the Nagarahole and Bandipur safari economy have urged the State Government to immediately restart safari operations in Kabini (Nagarahole) and Bandipur, stressing that safaris are a major pillar of Mysuru's tourism industry.

Addressing a press conference at Sandesh The Prince Hotel last evening, the associations said the Government must frame a strict Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and allow safaris to resume without further delay.

Mysuru Travels Association President B.S. Prashanth said that despite be...