Telengana shut down hits normal life in Hyderabad
06 Jul 2011
Normal life was badly hit in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown called by Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to press for a separate state of Telangana.
Public transport in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region was almost came to a halt with 10,000 buses of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) off the roads.
The second day of the strike saw shops, business establishments, petrol bunks, hotels and educational institutions shut.
Commuters in Hyderabad, especially those arriving at railway stations had to go through a harrowing time with APSRTC city services suspended and the few autorickshaws and cabs charging exorbitant rates.
Operations of the local train or multi-modal transport system services were also suspended today.
The APSRTC was forced to suspend all services between Hyderabad and other cities like Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Tirupati. The corporation, which suffered a loss of Rs9 crore on the first day, plans to resume services in the evening.