Bhubaneswar: Vehicular movement on National Highway 353 has been severely hit at Nuapada as locals have sat on an indefinite dharna, as part of their economic blockade, demanding early completion of NH construction work there.

The agitators expressed unhappiness that the construction work has not been completed even after five years of its initiation.

“We have started an economic blockade in protest against lackadaisical attitude of the NH authorities. We will continue dharna till our demand is met,” said agitators.