Sankranti rush surges in Visakhapatnam amid travel and shopping spree

Sankranti fervour has gripped Visakhapatnam, with a surge successful question and buying enactment present connected Saturday. Public transport hubs, including Visakhapatnam railway station, Dwaraka autobus complex, Maddilapalem autobus station, Duvvada railway presumption and Simhachalam railway station, are witnessing dense crowds arsenic radical caput to their autochthonal places pursuing the commencement of schoolhouse holidays.

Trains and buses bound for Srikakulam, Berhampur, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram and Vijayawada are moving packed. Private buses from Hyderabad and Bengaluru person been arriving since the aboriginal hours of Saturday, carrying festive travellers. Irked by the rush, galore families are besides travelling to their hometowns connected two-wheelers with luggage and gifts. Schools and colleges proceed to organise Sankranti-related taste programmes, adding to the festive mood.

Major commercialized areas specified arsenic Jagadamba Junction, One Town, Gajuwaka and Gopalapatnam are crowded with shoppers purchasing caller apparel and festival essentials, with galore shops offering peculiar discounts to pull customers.

V. Raju, a metropolis resident, said helium spent astir ₹25,000 connected buying this month. Sankranti requires buying apparel for children and household members for each 3 days, Bhogi, Sankranti and Kanuma. He said helium visited respective shops and chose those offering the champion discounts.

Meanwhile, postulation congestion was reported successful respective areas, including connected NH-16, prompting postulation constabulary to modulate conveyance movement. Tourist destinations crossed the metropolis are besides witnessing dense footfall, with agelong queues of visitors adding to the festive rush.

Superintendent of Police, Anakapalli, Tuhin Sinha, has directed the territory constabulary to guarantee escaped travel of postulation on the NH-16, keeping successful presumption the summation successful vehicular movement, and to instrumentality further measures adjacent toll plazas.