Bhadrapur, Mar. 28:An indefinite Chakka Jam or transport strike organised at Maidhar on the Mahendra Highway near Surunga of Jhapa district has entered its sixth day paralysing daily life in the district.

The strike has been organised by the Kankai River Inundation Concern Struggle Committee in order to pressurise the government to control inundation caused by the Kankai River.

Speaking at a press conference organised by the committee here today, chairman of the committee Punya Prasad Dhakal said efforts have been made to call off the strike but it has been continued as no concrete steps have been taken to tame the river.

It is a sad thing that the national highway has been closed in order to pressurise the government, he said adding that the committee does not support such activities.

Transportation from Surunga in the east of the river to Jhilihile in the west has been blocked due to the strike the passengers have to walk about seven kilometers.

Hundreds of trucks carrying petroleum products and cereals to various parts of the district including the hilly areas in the east have also been stranded there causing rise in prices of essential commodities.

Meanwhile, the strike called by truck entrepreneurs running trucks in Jhapa-Taplegunj route has been called off.

Seven day strike was organised after transport trucks were obstructed in Phidim of Ilam district in protest of the provision of rotation system for trucks enforced jointly by Mechi Hilly Truck Entrepreneurs Association and Eastern Region Transport Entrepreneurs Association in order to bring uniformity in transportation cost in the hilly region.