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Gujarat: Strike intensifies, many more trucks go off the road

Transporters have put the shutters down because of reasons like the uncertainty of fares due to the daily change in the price of diesel, significant rise in insurance costs and wastage of time at toll booths and other reasons.

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The indefinite national strike by transporters intensified in Gujarat on Saturday as more trucks went off the road. Truckers said the strike will continue till the government accepts their demands.

Since essential items like milk, vegetables, medicines and vehicular fuel have not been kept out of the strike, masses are not affected, but industries are affected as supply of raw materials and dispatch of finished products has taken a hit.

Transporters have put the shutters down because of reasons like the uncertainty of fares due to the daily change in the price of diesel, significant rise in insurance costs and wastage of time at toll booths and other reasons. "Fuel prices have risen by about 25%, insurance cost has grown manifold, while business has not grown. Margins are shrinking. How can one survive in such conditions?" said Jitu Sanghvi, former vice president of Akhil Gujarat Truck Transporters Association (AGTTA), which is leading the strike in Gujarat.

The nationwide strike is led by All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC).

Sanghvi said that more trucks remained off the road on Saturday than on the first day. "On the first day of the strike, many vehicles were in transit and it was not advisable for them to halt midway. Vehicles that had reached their destinations have not resumed fresh journeys. Many transporters have not even opened shutters. Presence of commercial vehicles on highways has shrunk significantly," he said and hoped that the government soon comes out with corrective measures.

Supply of vegetables in Ahmedabad city was, as usual, said sources in Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) at Jamalpur, the main wholesale vegetable market in the city. "Transporters have deliberately kept vegetables and other essential commodities out of the strike. There is no drop in supply of vegetables. Supply from nearby areas is unlikely to be hit, but those coming from long distances, maybe hit if the strike prolongs," said a senior office bearer of APMC – Jamalpur.

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  • Transporters have put the shutters down because of reasons like the uncertainty of fares due to the daily change in the price of diesel, etc. 
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