Siraha, September 29:

Life remained affected in Siraha, Mahottari, Janakpur, Saptaria and Sarlahi districts today, the second day of the CPN (Maoist)-called two-day Mithila region bandh.

Ambulances and vehicles got stuck on the roads in Siraha as cadres of the CPN (Maoist)-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) placed obstructions on the roads.

Six ambulances were stranded at Asanpur of Golbazaar in Siraha district due to the road obstruction, hampering the timely treatment of patients on board the ambulances.

Later, an armed police team escorted the ambulances to their destination.

Bolbom devotees, who were returning from Devghar of India, were stranded after 15 of their vehicles got stuck at Golbazaar. Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles heading to the east were stranded at Badharamal-3 of Bandipur due to the obstruction from 4 am today.

The stranded vehicles will be escorted to their destination, SP Mingmar Lama said.

Young Communist League cadres have obstructed roads by placing stones and trees at

Siraha, Choharwa, Lahan, Laxmipur, Golbazaar, Mirchaiya, Bastipur, Bandipur, Sakhipur, Thadi, Bariyapatti, Madar and Kalyanpur.

No vehicle except for motorcycles plied the roads.

Meanwhile, a 10-day Eastern Regional Festival, which was slated to begin in Itahari

from October 4, has been rescheduled due to the CPN (Maoist)-called general strike.

The organisers said in a press conference today that the festival will now begin on October 7 and conclude on October 17.