Yatri Mitra, on patrol
Safe journey, memorable experience. A patrol vehicle that circulates between the places visitors actually go, so help, directions and straight answers are never far away.
Lost, misdirected, overcharged or in trouble - this number reaches the patrol vehicle. For a medical, police or fire emergency call 108, 100 or 101 first.
A patrol, but for visitors
Yatri Mitra is a patrol vehicle run by the Department of Tourism, Mysuru. It works the way a police patrol works: rather than waiting at a desk for someone to find it, it circulates continuously between the places visitors gather, so that help is already nearby when it is needed.
Two trained Tourist Mithras travel in the vehicle. They are first responders in a medical, security or logistical emergency, and the rest of the time they answer the ordinary questions - where a place is, what it costs, when it opens, which bus goes there - with information that is checked rather than invented.
The service exists for a specific reason. At the Palace, the hill, the zoo and the two stations, visitors are routinely told by unauthorised touts that an attraction is closed, or that the entrance is somewhere else, and are led away and overcharged. A patrol that is visibly present, and that anyone can wave down, removes the opening those touts depend on.
The five places it circulates between
Mysuru Palace
The busiest hub in the district, and where the touts work hardest.
Chamundi Hill
The temple, the steps and the viewpoint at the top.
Mysore Zoo
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens.
Railway Station
Arrivals, where visitors are at their least oriented.
Bus Stand
The city and suburban stands.
The details, as the department set them out
- Launched
- World Tourism Day, 27 September 2026, at the Mysuru Palace premises
- Inaugurated by
- The Hon’ble Minister for Energy and Tourism, Government of Karnataka
- Conceived by
- Prabhuswamy V. M., KAS - Assistant Director & Officer on Special Duty to the Tourism Minister, Department of Tourism
- Running until
- 31 October 2026, as a trial through the Dasara season
- Vehicle
- One Toyota Innova, one dedicated driver and all fuel, sponsored by GRS Fantasy Park / Baliga Investments Private Limited
Yatri Mitra is running as a trial until 31 October 2026. The department has said it intends to continue the patrol and extend it to other tourist destinations in Mysuru if the trial succeeds, but that decision has not been taken yet.
Yatri Mitra in pictures
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