Safari vehicle with multiple utility vehicles (MUV) moving through grassland in Wagamon in IDUKKI. | Photo Credit: Jomon Pampavallley
MULTI-TITILITY Vehicle (MUV) Safari and Trekking on-A off-road will be restored in IDUKKI from Wednesday (July 16, 2025).
The district collector V. Vigneshwari issued a detailed order on Monday on Monday Devicula in the district. The nine approved off-road routes MUV Safari include the Parunthumpara-Seatram Elappara-Kappakkanam -uluppuni-Chakkimuli-Vellaranchallu section, Vagamon (Elappara) munnar-mun-nadudar-nadududar-nadududar-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-t-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun Un-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadun-nadupurara. Suryaneli-Kolukukukumalai Sunrise route and maneupping-perembanku-anaculam-6 haging bridge-33 waterfall-viripara Aras in Subdivizi Devikula.
According to the collector, a new command issued by the District Administration mandates compliance with the compliance with the security regulations for promoting Kereral Adventure Tourism (KATPS).
Verification unit
“On Tuesday (July 15), a more agency regularization unit will be launched, ensuring that only registered and verified operators can restore the service. During the ride, officials will check fitness, driver records, insurance, police screening, GPS installation and route mapping.”
“The Muv Safari routes will be reviewed by a route monitoring committee that includes a Subkoktor RTO, the Station Officer (SHE), the Secretary of Panchayat and the District Tourist Board for Promotion (DTPC).
“The timing of activities between 4:00 and 18:00 from and to the starting point of the journey will depend on the prevailing weather conditions, as the committee decides. Each journey will include tourist insurance and part of the ticket revenue will go to the driver’s/accident committee.
The collector imposed a ban on the multi-life of the vehicle (MUV) Safaris in IDUKKI under the 2005 catastrophe management Act, 5 July, after the Safari MUV met with an accident in Munnar 1 July, in which OneA tourist was killed and injured.
Published – 14 July 2025 20:53
