A bandh called by the local BJP unit for fulfilment of a four-point charter of demands affected normal life in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday.
During the 12-hour bandh, shops and other business establishments remained closed and vehicular movement was hit as BJP members staged road blockades at several places by burning tyres.
City Hospital status to the old hospital, appointment of doctors and nurses at the hospital, implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme and establishment of a police outpost near the hospital were demanded by the agitators.
The Janmamati Surakshya Sangram Samiti observed a 24-hour bandh in Bhawanipatna demanding permanent land pattas for slum dwellers in the town. Educational institutions and shops remained closed due to the bandh and vehicular movement came to a grinding halt.
Similarly, another shutdown was held by the Tusura Nagarika Committee in Tusura and Gubhela of Balangir district demanding upgradation of the Tusura Government Hospital.