Traffic in the Kathmandu Valley has thinned following a bandh called by the Road Expansion Victims Struggle Committee, on Wednesday. The bandh has been called to protest the rampant road widening attempts being made without any compensation to the affected. The shutdown has gripped Bhaktapur more as vehicular movements in the district have been halted since the morning. Kathmandu has also been partially affected by the shutdown. In comparison to normal days, fewer public vehicles can be seen on the road. Meanwhile, the schools and colleges have been closed for the day. Various teams of police have been deployed across the Valley to avoid any mishap. According to a notice issued by the Committee, it has accused the concerned authorities of working against the Supreme Court’s order making the people homeless. It has also demanded for the relocation of those affected by the road expansion. Similarly, the Committee has demanded the government to implement laws ensured by the Constitution and protect the human rights of the indigenous communities and locals assured by various declarations including United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (1948). उपत्यकामा भइरहेको सडक विस्तारको विरोधमा बुधबार आह्वान गरिएको बन्दको प्रभाव सामान्य परेको छ । चक्रपथभित्र तुलनात्मकरुपमा अरु दिन भन्दा कम सवारी चलेका छन् । तर, यात्रुहरुलाई यातायात नै प्रभावित पार्ने अवस्था छैन । साझा बसलगायतका सवारी निर्वाध चलेका छन् । मोटरसाइकल बाक्लै चलिरहेका छन् । एम्बुलेन्सलगायत अति आवश्यक सवारी पनि चलिरहेका छन् । बाटो विस्तारको बहानामा आफूहरुलाई सुकुम्बासी बनाएको भन्दै विभिन्न २३ वटा उपत्यका सडक विस्तारपीडित संघर्ष समितिका नाममा उपत्यका बन्द गरेका हुन् ।