No entry for tourists from outside T.N.
The Hindu
Travellers to be stopped at A.P. border
With the steep raise in the daily COVID-19 cases in Vellore and its neighboring districts of Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai and Tirupattur, Vellore Collector P. Kumaravel Pandian has banned the entry of tourists, including international visitors, by road and rail to the fort town from Thursday.
At present, Vellore district has six border police checkposts, including the ones at Pallikonda and Christianpet bordering Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. Each checkpost is being manned by four policemen in three shifts round-the-clock to check vehicles on Bengaluru-Chennai National Highway.
Travellers would be turned away at the checkposts. Most tourists visit Vellore mainly to see the fort and pray at a few temples before going to other districts.
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