The co-ordination committee of Kohima District Truck Drivers and Owners Union (KDTDOU), Dimapur District Truck Owners Association (DDTOA), Dimapur Truck Drivers Union (DTDU) and Pfutsero Town Truck Owners and Drivers Union (PTTODU) has appealed to the state government to revoke its order prohibiting movement of vehicles beyond 3 Axle along National Highway with effect from midnight of October 13, 2022 till November 13, 2022.
In a representation to the state chief secretary, the DDTOA president Vishito Kinny, DTDU president Inakhe Sema, KDTDOU president Zieo Angami and PTTDOU president Phuzuhu Vero stated that the state government imposing restriction without giving any valid reason has superseded the Motor Vehicles Act, which they maintained has “clearly given the Axle load limit for Goods transport vehicles all over India and not vice versa.”
The trucker bodies have, therefore, urged the government revoke the order and allow vehicle of any axle carrying “underload” to pass the National Highway without any restriction or prohibition if load limit was as per the government guidelines (as practised nationwide).
The signatories said that the order would “greatly hamper” the business of the transporters, vehicle owners, drivers and the consumers as a whole.
The committee has assured to extend cooperation to the state government if the specifications of load limit was followed as per the Motor Vehicle Act. Expressing hope that the responsible authority would resolve the issue, the committee cautioned that failure to address the issue could compel them “to seek justice elsewhere.”
State government recently banned movement of any vehicles beyond three-axle along NH stretch. However, exception has been made for heavy vehicles carrying materials meant for ongoing Broad Gauge New Line project to play from Dimapur up to Molvom/Pherima.
