Overcrowding buses pose risk of virus spread
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With limited services in rural areas, RTC services are jam-packed
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With limited services in rural areas, RTC services are jam-packed
The rural services of the APSRTC with overcrowded buses has turned into a cause of concern at a time when the COVID-19 second wave is vigorous in Chittoor district. This is more felt on the routes under the Satyavedu depot in the eastern mandals.
Post lockdown, APSRTC buses kept operating on the rural routes with limited services keeping in view the thin occupancy rate. But, since the second wave surge, the rural services are overcrowded. The passengers attribute this to low frequency of services. The pandemic has also forced people in the rural areas to reach home early, leading to overcrowding of some services and leaving the other services with less occupancy.
Chittoor sees 5 deaths, 1,885 cases in a day
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Curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from today
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Curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from today
Chittoor district on Friday recorded five coronavirus deaths and a whopping single-day COVID-19 infection tally of 1,885, the highest among the districts post-lockdown. With the new cases, the active cases shot up to 1,1356.
The District Police are gearing up to clamp night curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Saturday. The police officials at Satyavedu, Nagari, Karveti Nagaram, Chittoor, Palamaner and Kuppam circles, which share borders with Tamil Nadu, and the circles of Madanapalle and Punganur bordering Karnataka have intensified surveillance on public transport on the inter-State routes.
Scared of uncertain future,elderly people turn to temples
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Worried over the worsening second wave of pandemic, they find solace in bhajans and puranas
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Elderly people, wearing masks, listening to a man as he reads out a purana at a temple on outskirts of Puttur in Chittoor district.
Worried over the worsening second wave of pandemic, they find solace in bhajans and puranas
Valli Mutthu (67) of Nagari municipality had lost her job at half a dozen households as a maid during the lockdown induced by coronavirus last year. She just resumed her work in a few houses in November last year, after the infection started subsiding and the situation eased a little.
Chittoor’s new high of 1,024 cases sets alarm bells ringing
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Public transport in the district sees a fall in occupancy rate
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Public transport in the district sees a fall in occupancy rate
Chittoor district’s daily count of COVID-19 cases touched 1,024 on Friday, the highest since September last year.
While Tirupati Municipal Corporation and surrounding areas saw 424 cases, Chittoor Corporation reported 77, Srikalahasti and Punganur municipalities 40 and 37 cases respectively.
The virus prevalence, which remained limited to around a dozen mandals in the beginning of the month, has now spread to 61 out of 66 mandals in the district, with the areas bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu accounting for most of the new cases. The rise of COVID cases in Bengaluru and Chennai has its impact on Chittoor district as hundreds of traders and vendors keep travelling to these two busy destinations.
Over 50,000 persons take jab as part of ‘Tika Utsav’ in Chittoor
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As cases rise, Nagari MLA R.K. Roja donates 100 pulse oximeters to triage centres
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As cases rise, Nagari MLA R.K. Roja donates 100 pulse oximeters to triage centres
Chittoor district medical and health officials launched the one-day ‘Tika Utsav’(vaccination festival) at 102 primary health centres and 18 urban centres all over the district on Wednesday, targeting those above 45 years of age.
A senior official of the COVID Task Force said that more than 50,000 persons were administered the vaccine. Of the 60,000 doses that the district had for the programme, a target of 95% was achieved by evening, and the remaining would be completed on Thursday, he said.