Truckers strike: Around 5 lakh trucks, tipper lorries off the road in Tamil Nadu

| Daniel George | TNN | Mar 30, 2017, 16:15 IST

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CHENNAI: Around five lakh

trucks

, including around 55,000

tipper lorries

, were off the road in Tamil Nadu as truckers went on an indefinite strike in support of the demands of the South India Motor Transport Association (SIMTA).

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SIMTA office-bearers said around 4.5 lakh trucks did not operate on Thursday leading to losses of more than a thousand crore. As the trucks went off roads, transportation of goods worth Rs 5, 000 crore was affected.

Tamil Nadu State Sand Lorry Owners’ Federation president S Yuvaraj said that 55,000 tipper lorries were also off the road.

Truckers in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala and in the Union Territory of Puducherry took part in the strike.

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Rajesh Kharat

2812 days ago

Is truck drivers are human or west. is coman man thinks about drivers What image of drivers Drivers are also the citizan of india. Than what leader of people doing. Which party humbals on drivers. Govt. most tax reciver sction transport attached humans are unsafe to construct his life and to sarvaiv his family. Whear is the SABAKA SATH SABAKA VIKAS

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