Stand-off at Garikapadu check post on Andhra-Telangana border resolved

Forty four persons from Telangana sent to a quarantine facility in Nuzvid, some others returned to Hyderabad; 200 more being sent to different places

No entry: Students protesting near the border checkpost on Thursday.

The stand-off at the Garikapadu check-post in Krishna district on the Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) - Telangana border has been partly resolved following high-level consultations between the two governments.

Valid travel reasons

According to official sources, 44 persons who came from Telangana have been sent in buses to a quarantine facility at Nuzvid, while some others returned to the twin-cities. Arrangements were made to shift about 200 others to various places.

The A.P. police are not allowing those seeking entry since the early hours of Thursday except those having valid reasons to travel including medical grounds and other urgent work.