![]() Till Saturday, the Telangana government allowed entry of vehicles into the state during the curfew relaxation period, but it made e-pass mandatory for vehicles to enter the state from Sunday. VIJAYAWADA/KURNOOL: With the Telangana state government implementing the lockdown strictly restricting the inter-state movement of vehicles even during the relaxation period of 6 to 10 am, hundreds of vehicles were stranded at the inter-state borders in Krishna, Guntur, and Kurnool districts on Sunday. The Telangana State police finally allowed vehicles from 9 to 10 am without any restriction as several commuters entered into heated arguments with checkpost cops “On Sundays, many vehicles from AP enter TS in the morning hours to get liquor and it has become a nuisance,” the DSP added. Gadwal DSP Yadagiri said they did not allow vehicles even during the curfew relaxation period to restrict the entry of vehicles from AP into TS. We were stranded at the border for three hours,’’ he said. “We did not apply for e-pass as we are not aware of the new restriction. The TS police stopped their vehicle even during the relaxation period. The TS police finally allowed vehicles from 9 to 10 am without any restriction.Ī Hyderabad-based traveller said they were returning from Orvakal in Kurnool district after attending a wedding. Vehicles were stranded at the toll plaza for nearly three hours. At Pullur toll plaza on NH 44 in Kurnool district, several people argued with the TS police for preventing them from entering the State. Similar situation prevailed at the Pondugula checkpost in Guntur district. “With the TS police stopping vehicles from crossing the border checkpost, hundreds of vehicles were stranded at Ramapuram,’’ Nandigama DSP G Nageswara Reddy said, urging people going to TS from Andhra Pradesh to apply for an e-pass and avoid a bitter experience at the border. Tension prevailed for some time at the AP-Telangana border checkpost with several commuters entering into argument with the TS police for not allowing their vehicles into the state during the lockdown relaxation period without giving prior information about the new restriction.Īccording to Krishna district police, those who do not have an e-pass, were asked to apply for it urgently. Meanwhile, the Telangana Public Health Department in a statement said show cause notices have so far been issued to 79 Hospitals for allegedly violating COVID-19 treatment norms.Īs many as 10 Hospitals were barred from treating new Covid patients after completing the treatment and discharge of those presently under their care, it said.As a result, hundreds of vehicles lined up at Ramapuram village near Kodad in Suryapet district as the TS police stopped them for not having e-passes. The case fatality rate in the state was 0.56 per cent, while it was 1.2 per cent at the national level. The samples tested per million population were over 4.05 lakh, the bulletin said. The total number of cumulative cases in the state stood at5,75,82 7 while with3660being cured, the total recoveries were at5,37,522.Ĭumulatively, over 1.50 crore samples have been tested. The state has35,042 active cases and over 61 thousand samples were tested. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most cases with 390, followed by Rangareddy (114) and Medchal Malkajgiri (101), the bulletin said. ![]() Meanwhile, Telangana on Sunday reported 1,801 COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 5.75 lakh while the toll stood at 3,263 with 16 casualties, a government bulletin said.
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