Bandha partially affects normal life in Bhubaneswar

By Sukanta Kumar Mohanty

Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: The half-day long bandh call given by Naba Nirmana Krushak Sangathan partially affected normal life in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar. City buses, cars and auto-rickshaws remained off the road while school buses, ambulances and other essential vehicles were spotted on the roads.

No reports of any untoward incidents were received from the city and other parts of the state so far.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the police to ensure peace during the bandh hours.

The Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) has called for an eight-hour Odisha from 6 am to 2 pm, to protest alleged irregularities in paddy procurement, steep penalties imposed under the Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) regime, and what it termed arbitrary power tariff-related actions by Tata Power.

The farmers’ outfit said the shutdown aims to draw attention to mounting distress among cultivators and the wider public, blaming administrative lapses and rising costs for worsening rural hardships. Normal life is expected to be disrupted in several parts of the state during the bandh.