Overview

• The new system limits vehicles to 600 per time slot—6 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 6 pm—with a one-hour buffer for summit descent.
• Tourists must pre-book slots through a soon-to-launch online portal and park at Seethalayyanagiri before trekking or taking approved jeeps or tempos to Mullayanagiri peak.
• Local residents will receive QR-coded passes after documentation to ensure daily commutes remain unaffected.
• Vehicle access will be suspended during red alerts, adverse weather warnings or religious events, with local devotees granted free entry then.
• Restrooms at Seethalayyanagiri are being renovated and 35 village panchayat-licensed vendors will move under tourism department oversight with food court-style facilities funded by recent grants.