The State Forest department has opposed lifting the ban on night traffic on National Highway-212 connecting Gundlupet and Ooty and National Highway-67 Connecting Gundlupet-Sultan Batheri, on the ground that it would endanger a crucial tiger habitat.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-dept-against-lifting-night-traffic-ban
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/highways
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bandipur-np
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka