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Truckers and different commercialized conveyance operators successful Mizoram's Kolasib territory person called for a four-day onslaught from October 23 to protestation the dilapidated information of National Highway-306, the State's captious link, an agitating person said connected Monday (October 20, 2025).
The blockade volition beryllium spearheaded by the Kolasib portion of the Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) of drivers and owners of commercialized vehicles successful Kolasib town, helium said.
NH-306, a agelong of which is besides called NH-6, is the superior lifeline of Mizoram, linking State superior Aizawl with Assam's Silchar town.
MTP Kolasib portion wide caput Vanlallungtiawia told PTI that the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi sections of NH-306 are successful deplorable information aft they were repaired successful July and August and person go unsafe for trucks and different vehicles to question on.
He said galore vehicles person met with accidents and were damaged owed to the dilapidated information of the roads.
State officials said that repair enactment of the nationalist road is successful progress.
Mr. Vanlallungtiawia alleged that though the State authorities and companies are presently repairing the roads, the enactment is moving astatine a snail's pace.
The MTA and JAC person demanded that the State authorities and NHIDCL expedite the repair enactment arsenic wintertime play is approaching, helium said.
"The repair enactment is moving astatine a dilatory gait and if it continues successful this pace, the authorities would not beryllium capable to implicit the enactment earlier the rainy play adjacent year," helium said.
Mr. Vanlallungtiawia besides alleged negligence by the NHIDCL.
"The Centre's operation bureau does not wage owed value to roads managed by it successful Mizoram," helium alleged.
Earlier, commercialized conveyance operators had warned that they volition not clasp work successful the lawsuit of immoderate untoward incidental against the NHIDCL if it fails to repair the highways connected time.
Mr. Vanlallungtiawia said the blockade volition beryllium organised connected the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi stretches of NH-306 from 7 americium connected October 23 till 4 p.m. connected October 26 to equine unit connected the NHIDCL and the authorities government.
Additionally, Kawnpui-Durtlang highway, a diversion roadworthy connecting Aizawl with Kolasib, volition besides beryllium blocked, helium said.
He said that vehicles nether exigency services volition beryllium exempted from the strike.
The projected blockade has been supported by astir 30 section commercialized conveyance proprietor and relation associations successful Kolasib district, helium added.
NH-306 was repaired successful July and August aft it was severely damaged by rain.
Meanwhile, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Director Saizikpuii said that LPG and lipid supplies person been affected by the ongoing repairing work.
She said that trucks carrying indispensable items are having to halt for respective days connected the way, waiting for the repair work, resulting successful irregularity successful state and lipid supplies.
However, nary large situation has been reported till now, she added.
