Meghalaya chakka bandh from February 7

Shillong : Peeved by the Meghalaya government’s failure to abolish various unauthorized gates from National Highway-62, the Goalpara District Truck Owners’ Association (GDTOA) has called for an indefinite chakka bandh from February 7.

The decision of the association was taken at a joint meeting on January 27 for which a memorandum seeking abolition of unauthorized gates and illegal collection from NH-62 was also submitted to Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary and Chief Minister Donkupar Roy today.

According to the GDTOA, despite repeated request made by them to the Meghalaya government to abolish the unauthorized gates no initiative has been taken by the government. “We are left with no choice, but to call for an indefinite chakka bandh if the Meghalaya government still pays no heed,” the GDTOA said.

Pointing out that about 2000 coal laden trucks ply through the NH-62 the GDTOA said that the excessive collection of money by the unauthorized gates, pollution testing centres and weigh bridges have caused ‘irreparable’ loss and ‘injury’ to the coal truckers. Besides, erecting gates, weigh bridges and pollution testing centres is quite irrelevant and unlawful, the association added.

Source: MORUNG EXPRESS

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