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.