Bhubaneswar: Normal life has gone out of gear at Bhuban in Dhenkanal district as a 12-hour bandh underway now.

The BJP Yuva Morcha is obseving the bandh to press for implementation of eight demands, including conferment of status for Bhuban.

Schools, colleges, shops and bazaars have remained closed doe to the bandh. Similarly, vehicular movement has been disrupted as BJP activists have blocked the road burning tyres at different places.

Adequate numbers of police personnel have been deployed to ensure that no untoward incident occurs during the bandh.