The festival is anticipated to attract lakhs of devotees over the next five days, concluding on February 20. To manage the large influx of pilgrims and ensure their safety, the administration has introduced traffic diversions on National Highway 65 from Hyderabad to Vijayawada.
A container lorry collided with a private bus parked on the highway, killing two passengers on the spot. The victims, identified as Satish Kumar, 55, and Teja, 24, were residents of Yellandu in Khammam district.
A container lorry collided with a private bus parked on the highway, killing two passengers on the spot. The victims, identified as Satish Kumar, 55, and Teja, 24, were residents of Yellandu in Khammam district.
Chandrababu Naidu says the government is also planning to give varying degrees of compensation to those who lost all their household appliances and articles
Hyderabad - Vijayawada and Hyderabad - Khammam roads are closed due to flood water overflowing at several stretches. Police urged people to avoid travel and said in case of emergencies, people should use alternative routes to reach Vijayawada and Khammam from Hyderabad.
Law Enforcement authorities have urged motorists to an alternative route to reach Vijayawada from Hyderabad as the road near Jaggaiahpet is completely blocked due to torrential rains.
According to reports, following a collision between two laden trucks, beer bottles and onions scattered across the highway road, causing inconvenience to motorists and resulting in traffic jam.
GMR Infrastructure Limited, in a consortium, secured the Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway project on a Build, Operate, and Transfer (Toll) basis through an international competitive bidding process.
“I will personally meet union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday and make an appeal regarding these 14 roads,” Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
