No buses to Thirupathi
Posted on: 14/Aug/2013 5:01:54 PM
Normal life was largely affected because of the strike as well as continued agitation by people in Seemandhra regions over the last 13 days.
Public transport service remained fully paralysed as employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) also joined the stir. More than 11,000 buses remained confined to depots, affecting transportation not only across the region but also in the state capital.
Even bus services to Tirumala Hills, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, had come to a grinding halt since midnight due to the strike.
The RTC operates 1,000 buses to Tirumala Hills every day from Tirupati at the foot of the hill and various other locations.
This was the first time in more than three decades that not a single bus plied to Tirumala Hills With protests in Seemandhra region intensifying from Monday night, over 350 bus services to Andhra Pradesh from various parts of TN have been suspended resulting in severe hardships to passengers heading to various parts of AP, especially pilgrims heading to hill shrine of Tirumala.
