Mysuru, Sept. 25 -- Traffic to be diverted before Varuna Aqueduct to keep vehicles moving at Manipal Hospital Junction

Last Dasara season, between Sept. 22 and Oct. 12, 2025, an average of 28,516 vehicles, including 25,113 cars and SUVs, entered Mysuru every day through the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway 275.

This year, the traffic volume is expected to increase as the State Government is planning a bigger and grander Dasara with new attractions, including Kambala.

A major impediment to the smooth flow of traffic on the Highway is the ongoing Rs. 63.67-crore flyover/grade separator project taken up by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction). Only about 30 percent of the flyove...