Amaravati: Heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district halted the 'Mahapadyatra' of Amaravati farmers on Thursday. The organisers of the 'Mahapadyatra,' which was staged to urge that Amaravati be kept as Andhra Pradesh's only state capital, announced that the participants would be staying in Gudluru. On Friday, the walkathon will resume from the same village.

Despite sporadic rains, the farmers, including women, have been marching on foot for the past few days. The organisers opted to postpone it by a day due to the forecast of heavy weather.

The walkathon from Amaravati to Tirupati, dubbed 'court to temple,' began on November 1. Protesters are covering 10-15 kilometres per day while shouting "Jai Amaravati." Last Monday, the foot march entered Prakasam district after travelling through various sections of Guntur district. To demonstrate their solidarity, villagers along the route are joining the farmers.

Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi and Amaravati Joint Action Committee (JAC) leaders claim that farmers, women, and other members of society are rallying behind them. They requested that the state government abandon its intentions to divide the state capital into three parts and keep Amaravati as the sole capital.  The giant walkathon, which began in Thulluru and will end on December 17, will start in Thulluru and end in Tirupati.

The walkathon will continue for the next month, traversing through 70 significant villages in the Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Chittoor districts on its way to Tirumala's Sri Venkateswara temple.

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