Vans ferry passengers to Tamil Nadu from Karnataka border

Movement of vehicles with Tamil Nadu registration has been stopped beyond the Punajunur border. Likewise, vehicles with Karnataka registration are also not allowed into Tamil Nadu. 

But, vehicles registered in Kerala and other States are moving unhindered in both directions, according to police. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operates buses till the border with police security for passengers bound for destinations in Tamil Nadu. From there, the passengers are being transported to Dhimbam in cars and vans by local operators to enable them to board buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation plying between Thalavadi and Sathyamangalam via Thalamalai. 

The number of passengers coming from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu has fallen drastically. 

The stretch between Dhimbam and Pulinjur on the Tamil Nadu side is a buffer zone devoid of trouble, since several thousands of Kannada-speaking residents in and around Thalavadi, Germalam, Dhimbam, and Hasanur have been living in harmony with Tamils for generations. 

Protests connected to inter-State issues in this region are rare and even if staged, it would only be by outsiders and political parties.