Bus services on different routes from Paralakhemundi town in Gajapati district was disrupted from Wednesday following an agitation by members of the District Motor Employees’ Association.
The agitators demanded fulfilment of their five-point charter of demands.
The demands include the closure of a liquor shop near the bus stand, action against bus owners using kerosene instead of diesel and ban on old buses unfit for ferrying passengers.
Besides the association demanded to set up a ticket counter near the bus stand to provide information related to timings of buses.
Hundreds of passengers remained stranded at the bus stand due to the agitation. Passengers demanded the immediate intervention of the authorities to resume bus services.