Bandh over district standing demand hits life in Talcher

By Express News Service

TALCHER: Normal life got here to a standstill for over 12 hours on Wednesday following the bandh noticed demanding a separate district for Talcher. Called by the Talcher Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee, the bandh was reportedly full and peaceable. While retailers, authorities workplaces, banks and enterprise institutions have been closed on the day, manufacturing and despatch of coal from Talcher coalfield have been badly affected. 

Talcher Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee convenor Keshav Bhutia stated the bandh was noticed efficiently due to whole-hearted assist from the locals. 

“We have also been staging mass dharna in front of the sub-collector’s office for the past 184 days and will continue until our demands are met. If the government does not pay heed to our pleas, we will intensify the stir and impose an economic blockade,” he threatened.

Talcher SDPO Manas Ranjan Barik stated no untoward incident was reported in the course of the bandh. “At least three platoons of police force were deployed at crucial locations for maintenance of law and order. The coal mines resumed operation in the afternoon,” he added.

TALCHER: Normal life got here to a standstill for over 12 hours on Wednesday following the bandh noticed demanding a separate district for Talcher. Called by the Talcher Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee, the bandh was reportedly full and peaceable. While retailers, authorities workplaces, banks and enterprise institutions have been closed on the day, manufacturing and despatch of coal from Talcher coalfield have been badly affected. 

Talcher Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee convenor Keshav Bhutia stated the bandh was noticed efficiently due to whole-hearted assist from the locals. 

“We have also been staging mass dharna in front of the sub-collector’s office for the past 184 days and will continue until our demands are met. If the government does not pay heed to our pleas, we will intensify the stir and impose an economic blockade,” he threatened.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Talcher SDPO Manas Ranjan Barik stated no untoward incident was reported in the course of the bandh. “At least three platoons of police force were deployed at crucial locations for maintenance of law and order. The coal mines resumed operation in the afternoon,” he added.