Malkangiri, Nov 3: On Thursday, the bandh call in the Odisha and other four states by Maoists has affected government run bus services in Malkangiri and Rayagada districts.
As per the information, following the bandh six routes of Rayagada and malkangiri has been prohibited for running government run bus and bus running in Chandanpur, Bandhugaon, Kashipur, Sandubadi and Laxmipur route form District headquarters has been called off.
In bordering area also bus service has been taken off by the authorities in Lamptaput, Koraput including bus service connecting jeypore, Korpaut and Visakhapatnam for Anakadeli also has been cancelled.
It may be noted that, protesting the death of 30 naxals in an encounter held jointly by Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on 24th October, Maoist has called bandh in five states.