Seemandhra shuts down
Seemandhra Shuts Down. Due to the shutdown called to protest against the introduction of Telangana bill in parliament on Thursday, normal life came to a grinding halt in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad: Due to the shutdown called to protest against the introduction of Telangana bill in parliament on Thursday, normal life came to a grinding halt in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh.
In all 13 districts of Seemandhra, the APSRTC buses went off the roads. Everything remained closed including shops, malls, petrol bunks and educational institutions in response to the shutdown call given by Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs) Association.
On national and state highways, slogans in support of united Andhra Pradesh were raised. The protesters also staged road blockades, affecting the movement of vehicles. All major cities experienced the impact of shutdown. Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Ongole, Tirupati, Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa and other major cities and towns in Seemandhra are the worst affected areas.
