The authorities have imposed restrictions on the movement of vehicles on the Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border.
The AP government has closed all its borders by keeping in view of the growing number of Covid cases. These restrictions would be in force between 12 pm in the afternoon till 6 am of the next day.
The three check posts located on Telangana side Ramapuram border near Kodad, Pondugula near Vadapally, and Nagarjuna Sagar at Macharla have been closed by the authorities. However, they have exempted all kinds of emergency services from the purview of the restrictions.
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The decision to close down the borders has led to a huge amount of traffic jams on either side of the border.
The borders have been closed down as part of the decision of the state government to enforce an 18-hour long curfew every day in the state till 18th of this month. The border areas will also have the enforcement of section 144 of CrPC.
SOURCE-NSS
