SALEM: District collector S A Raman has said e-pass is mandatory for people visiting Yercaud.
Hundreds of people thronged the foothills of Yercaud on Sunday. Police officials stopped them at the checkpost asking them to produce e-passes.
"Police officials asked us to produce e-pass when we reached the checkpost at the foothills," said V Yuvaraj, a resident of Salem city.
Since he did not have an e-pass, police officials barred his family from continuing their journey to Yercaud.
“People will not be allowed if they don’t have an e-pass,” he said, adding that local people (residing in Yercaud) can show their Aadhar cards within Yercaud limits.