KOLKATA: There was hardly any disruption to normal life in large parts of Kolkata on the first day of the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions that began on Monday.
Several schools operated normally and most offices - especially in the Park Street-Shakespeare Sarani belt and those in Sector V-New Town-Rajarhat saw almost normal attendance. Markets functioned as usual and traffic flow was smooth barring a few incidents in some pockets. The state offices clocked around 97% or more attendance. The strike left its maximum impact on banking services, though, as almost all public-sector banks saw no work all through the day. Additionally, not everyone who went out to school or work had a smooth ride.
