Telangana rail blockade to hit movement of trains
July 13th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) The movement of trains in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh is likely to be affected Thursday in view of the rail blockade called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) demanding a separate state.
South Central Railway (SCR) authorities have advised passengers to note that the trains scheduled to run in the Secunderabad-Kazipet, Wadi-Secunderabad, Vikarabad-Parli, Nadikude-Bibinagar, Mudkhed-Secunderabad, Vijayawada-Kazipet-Ballarshah and Dhone-Secunderabad sections are likely to be delayed, cancelled or diverted.
A statement from SCR Wednesday said a detailed pattern of services will be announced shortly.
The rail blockade was earlier scheduled July 8-9 but the JAC postponed it to involve the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party in the protest.
With the two main parties deciding not to join hands with the JAC for joint agitation, the committee announced that it would go ahead with the rail blockade. However, the agitation was truncated to one day — July 14.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and some other political and non-political groups fighting for a separate state are part of the JAC.
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