Due to the bandh observation which started at around 6 am and scheduled to continue till 6 pm, vehicular movement on roads came to a halt in areas like Atabira, Sohela, Bhatli, Ambabhena and Bhukta as bandh observers blocked staged road blockade.
Similarly, shops and other business establishment also downed their shutters due to the picketing by OMCS activists.
Apart from ‘covid warror’ status for drivers, the demands of OMCS include Rs 50,000 ex-gratia for next of kin of drivers succumbed to Covid-19 and Rs 10,000 monetary assistant to those who lost their occupation due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions.
