Shops, Offices remained closed as part of a bandh call given against the expansion of the main road in Bellampalli town on Tuesday.
Various political parties including BRS and BJP extended solidarity to the protest.
Owners of the establishments called for a day-long closure of shops, grocery
outlets and many other businesses protesting against the road expansion.
They observed the bandh by voluntarily shutting down the establishments located on either side of the stretch. The owners said the expansion of the road was not necessary. They said the work would have a catastrophic effect on the establishments.