Students block highway over buses skipping stops in Andhra Pradesh
About 100 students blocked the Anantapur-Tirupati highway at Burakayalakota, protesting that APSRTC buses regularly skip their stop during peak hours. The students, who travel to colleges in Madanapalle, Punganur and B. Kothakota, said the problem forces them to spend ₹50 to ₹80 daily on autos.
About 100 students blocked the Anantapur-Tirupati highway at Burakayalakota to protest against APSRTC buses that they say skip their stop, The Hindu reports. The students commute to colleges in Madanapalle, Punganur and B. Kothakota.
They said around a dozen buses fail to stop at the location during peak hours, making it difficult for them to reach their institutions using public transport. According to the students, the missed stops force them to hire autorickshaws. They said this costs each student between ₹50 and ₹80 a day, adding to the expense of travelling to college.
The protest took place on the highway at Burakayalakota. The supplied report does not state how long the road was blocked, whether traffic was disrupted, or how authorities and the road transport corporation responded. It also does not identify the specific bus routes involved or say whether APSRTC has acknowledged the students’ complaint.
No information was provided about any discussions between the protesters and transport officials. The students’ demand, as described in the source, is for buses serving their area to stop during the periods when they travel to college. Their complaint concerns both access to public transport and the additional cost created when buses pass without stopping.
The protest brought the issue to the highway, but the supplied material does not say whether the students ended the blockade after receiving any assurance or whether a lasting change to bus operations was agreed.
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