Vehicles line up at Telangana-Andhra border as Telangana police check e-pass

People from Andhra Pradesh who do not have e-pass were sent back (AP)Premium
People from Andhra Pradesh who do not have e-pass were sent back (AP)
1 min read . Updated: 23 May 2021, 03:28 PM IST ANI

Telangana police are checking the e-passes at Ramapuram, the border village as only valid e-pass holders and essential services staffs are allowed to travel in State.

Suryapet,Telangana: A large number of vehicles lined up at the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh State border at Ramapuram village near Kodad in Telangana's Suryapet district on Sunday as police are allowing only vehicles that have e-pass to enter Telangana.

Telangana police are checking the e-passes at Ramapuram, the border village as only valid e-pass holders and essential services staffs are allowed to travel in State.

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Ambulances and other vehicles for emergency use, however, were exempted from the restriction.

According to the visuals, people from Andhra Pradesh who do not have e-pass were sent back.

Telangana is under lockdown till May 30 in order to tackle the second wave of COVID-19.

According to the official data, there are as many as 44,395 active COVID-19 cases in Telangana while the death toll has mounted to 3,085.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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