KATHMANDU/BIRGUNJ: Amid an indefinite shutdown imposed by protesting Madhesi parties, local administration of Bara and Parsa on Wednesday issued prohibitory order on the highways and major road-sections in order to ensure the smooth supply of daily consumables to the Capital.

The Parsa District Administration Office on Wednesday declared two major road-sections as prohibited zone for every night until the next notice.

Issuing a notice, Chief District Officer Keshav Raj Ghimire said that no meeting, assembly or demonstration could be held up to 200 metres on both sides of the roads from 8 pm to 6 am every night from Wednesday.

Likewise, the Bara District Administration Office also declared Kalaiya-Birgunj, Birgunj-Pathalaiya and Pathalaiya-Nijgadh road-sections prohibited zone.

Also, five or more persons cannot gather in the prohibited zone.

It has been learnt that the order was issued in order to ensure smooth supply of daily consumables to the Capital and other parts of the nation amid obstruction caused by protesters.

The routes declared restricted zones are Indo-Nepal border-Shankaracharya Gate-Customs Office-Rajat Jayanti Chok-Buspark-Pratima Chok-Gandak Chok-Parwanipur-Jitpur-Lalaka Bridge of Bara-Parsa border as well as Dry Port Customs Office-Chandal Chok-Parwanipur Chok-Jagannathpur Chok-Parwanipur Bazaar-Jitpur-Lalaka Bridge.

Chief District Officer Balkrishna Panthi said the Tribhuvan Highway from Parsa border to Makawanpur border as well as Nijgadh-Pathalaiya road-section of the East-West Highway were declared the restricted zone.

Cadres of Madhes-based parties have been obstructing the highways and holding demonstrations against some provisions of the proposed constitution draft in various Tarai districts for last two weeks.

Subsequently, more than 5,000 trucks laden with various commodities have been left high and dray at the Indo-Nepal border.