Normal life affected due to ‘terai bandh’

Normal life in the eastern terai districts was crippled Friday due to the terai bandh (shut down) called by the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), a breakaway faction of Maoists.

All the educational institutes, industries and business centres remained closed due to the bandh in all the districts of eastern terai.

Though long route vehicles could be seen plying on the Mahendra Highway, vehicular movement on the local roads was at a complete halt today.

The JTMM called the bandh demanding to declare an independent terai state in the present changed context of the nation and against the Maoist atrocities in the terai region.

However there are no reports of any untoward incidents so far. nepalnews.com pb Oct 13 06