The first day of 48-hours bandh called by the Communist Party of India (Maoists) passed peacefully in Coal belt Bokaro-Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Bandh was effective and no untoward incidents were reported across the districts till Saturday evening.
The Red rebels had called a 48-hours bandh to protest against killing of their cadres on 27 March in Chatra district.
Bandh had its greatest impact in Coal, Steel belt of Jharkhand on and life becomes stand still in these areas and effected loss to the Government. It however, affected the State's industrial belts, mostly located outskirts of the towns.
long distance bus operators and truckers stayed off the road. Except few local trains and goods trains did not plied on the CIC section.
The railway police have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that nothing untoward takes place during bandh, a railway official said. "More than 80 per cent of railway stations in Jharkhand fall in Maoist-infested zone", added the officials.
"Patrolling by security forces was intensified in Naxal-hit areas and a strict vigil kept to ensure that nothing untoward takes place during the bandh", said police official.