Hyderabad to Thalassery via Muthanga

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Family reunion in "Family wali Feeling" Car

 

Route :

Hyderabad - Nh44- Bangalore-Gundulpet - Muthanga- Meenangadi- Nedumpoil- Thalassery

 

Total distance 960 kms

Date July 26th

• Start time 12 am

• Reached by 6.30pm

 

Epass:

• Kerala entry pass via muthanga

• Karnataka transit pass ( applied but didn't receive any approval notification so carried the application acknowledgement printout).

• AP transit pass not required.

• TS exit pass not required.

 

Car : Ford freestyle

The plan was to travel without any halt at any city overnight and cover the distance on the same day. And avoid all usual food breaks(carried food /water for whole day) and if possible loo breaks (carried adult diapers as well)

Points that may help fellow travellers:

• HYD orr is closed during night curfew time , had to take the service road to reach nh44

• Try to plan your travel on Sunday's , because the roads were empty and most of the towns and cities are under lockdown.

• Carry all your food /water needs have food inside the car to avoid any contacts

• Try using adult diapers for the nature calls

 

Checkposts and experience

 

Kurnool AP check post :

Started at 12 am and reached the check post by 3.30

is a large area for checks and they didn't get any details from me when i told them I'm en-route Kerala

 

Bagepalli KA check post:

Just before toll plaza 2 policemen were enquiring every vehicle about the destination and when i showed them my Kerala pass they were ok and told me to move didn't ask for KA transit pass

 

Muthanga Check post:

This was the real deal , reached Muthanga by 2pm , policeman told me to park the car near the Medical screening centre entrance and go inside with the documents, told me to sanitise and then took my details like address no of passengers and asked me if i have informed about my arrival to local health centre and ward member and told me to inform them as soon as i reach home

then in a different they checked my temperature and went till the car to check thr temperature of my daughter and wife , and gave me a slip which indicated 14 days quarantine.

 

informed me to wait outside until a police jeep came to escort me until the main junction, around 12 vehicles where escorted till the main junction .

until reaching home at every junction police checked and got the details and made sure we are on our way to home and had enough food as well and told us not to stop anywhere.

 

today morning police visited home , got several calls and a video call from SP office to make sure we are fine and at quarantine and advised 28days of quarantine 14 days room and 14days home

another 28 days of quarantine until i step out of home and hit the road.

 

By : Manas Chandran