Pass must for going to Pasumpon
The Hindu
Vehicles will be allowed only through permitted routes: SP
Vehicles proceeding to Pasumpon to pay respects to freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar have been asked to take the permitted route while going from/through Madurai district.
Superintendent of Police V. Baskaran said that only those vehicles that have passes will be allowed to proceed to Pasumpon. The police have put up special checkposts at Viraganoor junction and Melur to verify the passes and vehicle registration. Officials from the Regional Transport Office will verify the registration number to ensure that only personal vehicles and not hired vehicles go to Pasumpon. CCTV cameras had been installed at the checkposts, he added.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.