Guwahati, June 5 -- Reported by Manoj Kumar Ojha

Tinsukia: A 48-hour shutdown called by Moran and Motok organisations affected transportation, trade and public services across Assam's Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts on Friday.

The bandh also led to a large number of trucks being stranded along National Highway-37.

The impact of the shutdown was visible from the morning, with goods carriers lined up along several stretches of the highway.

Many truck drivers remained stranded and prepared meals by the roadside while waiting for the bandh to end.

"We are coming from Lanka near Guwahati and were on our way to Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh, but due to the bandh we are now cooking here," truck driver Shankar Chhetry told Northeast Now in Ti...