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A mobile app with details of trekking route maps will be installed in the phone of every trekker, which will help locate a trekker if they get lost
Updated - April 17, 2026 12:07 pm IST - Bengaluru
People trekking at Yettina Bhuja or Ettina Bhuja on the Western Ghats in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Raviprasad Kamila
The Karnataka Forest Department released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for trekking trails in the State. The SOP has been drawn up after a trekker from Kerala went missing in Tadiandamol forest in Kodagu district earlier this month.
Published - April 17, 2026 12:06 pm IST
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