Civic authorities unable to pump drinking water through pipelines to private and public taps.Revenue minister N.Railway authorities suspended goods trains and diverted a few trains in other routes. Large number of vehicles stopped during the rasta roko between Anantapur-Bengaluru route.Responding to the demand by the activists, Raghuveera Reddy said that he would quit the post and join the Samaikyandhra agitation.The YSRC called for 72-hour bandh on Friday protesting against the unilateral decision by the Centre to carve out the Telangana state.Medical services were badly hit in many government hospitals in the region.This incident took place when Raghuveera Reddy was on his way to Madakasira. The APSRTC buses were confined to their depots incurring huge losses for the corporation. Police picket is posted at Tadipatri.A 400 KV capacity substation at Somayajulapalle, 200 KV susbstaion at Nannur, 440 KV substation at Gooty, all 220 KV substations in Anantapur district were tripped disrupting power supply.Teachers JAC, which has been agitating since 68 days, held a protest rally at the district headquarters. Next: Stones fly as YSRC, Congress men fightStones fly as YSRC, Congress men fightAnantapur: Tension prevailed at Tadipatri town after the YSRC and Congress activists pelted stones against each other during the bandh against bifurcation of the state. People are facing drinking water crisis even in urban areas due to power cuts. Later, activists allowed him to travel.C.Similarly, doctors were dealing with emergency cases at Kurnool, Anantapur and RIMS hospitals in the region.
The YSR Congress activists had damaged travel agency reservation booking centre belonged to Congress MLA J.The Samaikyandhra Joint Action Committee activists alleged the minister was not spelt even a single word against the state bifurcation and enjoying the position as minister. Raghuveera Reddy had also faced an embarrassing situation at Penukonda in the district after a large number of Samaikyandhra activists blocked the minister’s convoy demanding his resignation at Madakasira Road.Anantapur: Rayalaseema region facing power crisis on Sunday morning following the indefinite strike by the Vidyut Joint Action Committees since Saturday night.While enforcing the bandh on Sunday, the YSR Congress party activists led by its constituency leader V.Meanwhile the 68th day of ongoing agitation had paralysed normal life at all parts of the district.The power strike had clear impact on Kurnool and Hyderabad city with seven units each with capacity of 110 MW generation at Srisailam fails to generate power with employees joining the agitation. At least 900 villages of Kurnool district were facing power cut since Sunday morning.Power generation affected at seven units of right bank power generation system at Srisailam reservoir in Kurnool district and five units of Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project (RTPP) tripped after the Genco employees at all levels joined indefinite strike. Prabhakar Reddy, brother of MLA Diwakar Reddy came along with his men and asked the traders to open business establishments against the bandh.Sources said, 1050 MW power generation was hit at the RTPP in Erraguntla in Kadapa district.
