Ranchi: The bandh called by Maoists in Jharkhand’s North Chotanagpur, South Chotanagpur and Palamu divisions and Bihar’s Magadha division ended peacefully in the state on Thursday, though public transport services remained partially affected in many areas.
Inspector General (Operations) Amol Homkar “The bandh remained peaceful till evening and the security forces conducted operations in Maoist sensitive areas throughout the day,” he said. We are monitoring the situation.”
A senior official of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) said that dispatch of around 70,000 tonnes of coal from Piparwar and North Karanpura mines in Chatra district was affected as the transporters were not working out of fear. He said production in the mines though remained normal in all CCL Mine CCL is producing 3.20 lakh tonnes and dispatching 2.50 lakh tonnes of coal per day.
The number of passenger buses from Ranchi to other cities and towns including Jamshedpur and Hazaribagh remained below normal. Commenting on the matter, Kishor Mantri, president of Ranchi Bus Owners Association, said, “The less number of buses were plying due to the fear of extremists and less number of passengers. The owners preferred not to send their vehicles to remote rural areas.”
In peg Local markets in the district, Arki area remained closed while commercial activities continued as usual in Khunti town and other urban centres. Khunti’s SP said, ‘The bandh was peaceful.
However, train services remained unaffected.
Inspector General (Operations) Amol Homkar “The bandh remained peaceful till evening and the security forces conducted operations in Maoist sensitive areas throughout the day,” he said. We are monitoring the situation.”
A senior official of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) said that dispatch of around 70,000 tonnes of coal from Piparwar and North Karanpura mines in Chatra district was affected as the transporters were not working out of fear. He said production in the mines though remained normal in all CCL Mine CCL is producing 3.20 lakh tonnes and dispatching 2.50 lakh tonnes of coal per day.
The number of passenger buses from Ranchi to other cities and towns including Jamshedpur and Hazaribagh remained below normal. Commenting on the matter, Kishor Mantri, president of Ranchi Bus Owners Association, said, “The less number of buses were plying due to the fear of extremists and less number of passengers. The owners preferred not to send their vehicles to remote rural areas.”
In peg Local markets in the district, Arki area remained closed while commercial activities continued as usual in Khunti town and other urban centres. Khunti’s SP said, ‘The bandh was peaceful.
However, train services remained unaffected.