[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Local residents in Banjar village, Himachal Pradesh, staged a peaceful protest on April 1, 2025, against poor highway conditions on NH305, criticizing the public works department for inadequate maintenance response.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether highway disruptions materialize beyond the reported maintenance concerns.

Watch points

• Monitor for potential traffic disruptions or blockades if protests expand along NH305 corridor
• Watch for government response timeline on highway maintenance commitments to gauge resolution prospects