Strike has little impact in West Bengal

February 20, 2013 09:45

There was little impact of the two-day strike called by central trade unions on the first day today in West Bengal with situation being normal and peaceful across the state. Shops and markets were mostly open in the metropolis.

Private buses and taxis were less, though state buses were present in large number on the roads, police sources said. Barring blockades at Hasnabad and Diamond sections of the Eastern Railway, train services were normal in Howrah and Sealdah divisions, the sources said. Flight schedule was also normal at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

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