Poor traffic management and inadequate provision of drinking water or buttermilk has led to significant inconvenience for lakhs of pilgrims participating in the Medaram Samakka-Saralamma (Sarakka) Jatara in the Mulugu district.
Devotees have expressed grievance over the issuance of VVIP and VIP passes by district authorities, which has resulted in prolonged waiting times for the general public seeking darshan of the presiding deities at the Medaram tribal shrine on Friday. Despite claims by the police regarding halts of TSRTC buses for air ventilation, devotees assert that it is the failure of police personnel to ensure uninterrupted passage along the route to Hanamkonda via Tadwai and Pasra.
Devotees departing in RTC buses or private vehicles around 8:30 P.M. arrived in Hanamkonda at 2.30 A.M. the following day due to a traffic congestion spanning over 15 kilometers between Medaram and Pasra, including a stretch through the forest. Complaints arose regarding the lack of effective traffic management, with observations of limited presence of cranes and towing machines, contrary to official assertions.
