Traffic on NH-16 to be diverted for Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Siddham meeting in Bapatla on March 10

The Police Department has diverted the traffic on the National Highway- 16 for Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Siddham public meeting scheduled to be held at Medarametla in Bapatla district on March 10.

The Police Department has diverted the traffic on the National Highway- 16 for Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Siddham public meeting scheduled to be held at Medarametla in Bapatla district on March 10.

The Siddham meeting at Medarametla is the last in the series of big meetings being organised by the YSRCP government before the release of notification for the general elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI). 

The YSRCP leaders said the party would mobilise more than 15 lakh people for the meeting. A 106-acre venue has been identified near the NH-16 for the Siddham meeting to ensure smooth crowd management. The officials have identified another 330 acres for parking vehicles in 28 places near the meeting venue. A posse of 4,500 police personnel including 450 Inspectors and Sub-inspectors, five to six Superintendent of Police-rank officers will monitor the security arrangements.

Bapatla Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal said that the traffic on the NH_16 would be diverted from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on March 10. 

He gave details about the diversion points and holding areas for vehicles moving from Visakhapatnam and Chennai sides.

Traffic will be diverted through Kakinada, Amalapuram, Digamarru (Palakollu), Narasapuram, Machilipatnam, Repalle, Cherukupalle, Bapatla and Chirala and the vehicles will take the NH-16 at Throvagunta, Ongole.

The diverted traffic will be routed through Gudivada, Gudlavalleru, Pedana, Machilipatnam, or through Gudivada, Pamarru, Guduru, Machilipatnam, then to NH-216.