Barring minor incidents of road blockade , the Maoists Bharat bandh in the tribal agency area of North Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh Passed off pecefully According to police, the Bharat bandh called by the Maoists passed off peacefully without any major incidents in the area. The Maoists resorted to road blockades by cutting trees and placing them across the road at Chitapalli- Annavaram road and at Turakalavalasa in Pedabayalu mandal.
However, normal life in the agency area was not affected as Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation(APSRTC) buses and private vehicles plied its services as normal. A large number of police personnel were deployed in the agency area to maintain law and order. Special police teams have been pressed into service in agency area to prevent Any untoward incidents. UNI