e-pass mandatory to enter in Andhra Pradesh

  • Andhra Pradesh Government directed that e-pass is mandatory to enter Andhra Pradesh from other states.
  • Also institutional quarantine is essential for people coming from high Coronavirus- impact states.
  • AP origin people stranded in Telangana state during to the lockdown rushed to return home but, at the border at Garikapadu near Jaggaiahpeta, only e-pass holders were allowed entry.
  • People without pass argued with the police to allow them after thermal scanning but were refused.
  • AP DGP Goutam Sawang said that people who want to return to AP should get the e-pass through Spandana online portal and if they get it they will be allowed in.
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