Students block Anantapur-Tirupati highway at Burakayalakota over APSRTC buses skipping stops
About 100 students who commute to colleges in Madanapalle, Punganur and B. Kothakota say a dozen buses skip their stop at peak hours, forcing them to pay ₹50 to ₹80 a day for autos
On Tuesday morning, September 22, 2026, a group of around 100 students from various educational institutions came to a standstill on the Anantapur-Tirupati National Highway-42 at Burakayalakota in Mulakalacheruvu mandal of Annamayya district. The students, who regularly commute to government and private colleges in Madanapalle, Punganur, and B. Kothakota, complained that nearly a dozen APSRTC buses were routinely skipping their designated stops during peak hours in the morning and evening.
"Several students rely on this Burakayalakota stop exclusively. When buses fail to halt, we miss classes and are forced to take autos, paying ₹50 to ₹80 daily," said a B.Tech student from Madanapalle. "In the evening, this becomes particularly difficult for women and girls." The blockade on the Mulakalacheruvu-Madanapalle stretch of NH-42 disrupted traffic on both sides.
Police from Mulakalacheruvu and APSRTC officials from Madanapalle arrived at the scene to calm the students, promising to report the issue to higher authorities.
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