Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 6 -- The City Police have deployed Zero Traffic (Green Corridor) to facilitate the smooth exercise of Dasara elephants, taken on a routine walk from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap in the morning and evening hours.

The new norm has been enforced, in view of the safety of pachyderms, following a report published on Aug. 30 in In Black and White column of Star of Mysore, written by Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna. The column emphasised on traffic menace coming in the smooth way of Dasara elephants.

Ever since five elephants arrived in the second batch, Dasara elephants totalling 14 including nine which came in the first batch, are being taken on a routine walk from Mysore Palace till Torchlight Parade Grounds in Banniman...