District transporters have decided to go on strike from June 27 in retaliation for refusal by the Transport Department to issue fitness certificates to over sized vehicles.
The transporters met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday seeking extension of fitness certificates but failed to get any assurance. Transporters will not carry goods for four automobile companies from next week. The four companies included Hero MotoCorp Limited, Honda Motor Company, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India private limited and Suzuki Motorcycle India.
The Gurgaon’s Automobile Carrier Welfare Association had a meeting with the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to seek extension for their oversized vehicles. The transporters from the district requested the Chief Minister to resolve the issue and at least allow trucks which have been purchased on bank loans and those close to 10-year-old and will soon be defunct due to NGT guidelines. However, the talks failed and the association announced that they will be on strike from June 27.
“We have no choice. Trucks with over dimension are plying all over the country but we are facing this problem only in Haryana. We have suffered losses in crores in the past six months. Now, we have decided to move out of Haryana and apply for registration and fitness of these vehicles in other states,” said a senior office-bearer of the Gurgaon Transporters Association.
It may be noted that the issue of oversizing of trucks was raised in 2015 and at that time the state government had given the transporters one-year time for necessary changes. The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) stopped renewing certificates to the trucks who had altered their body from January 7 this year due to which more than a 10,000 trucks have been put off road. The government says overloading in modified trucks had become a major concern for RTA and toll agencies as it leads to revenue loss to the state exchequer.
The transporters met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday seeking extension of fitness certificates but failed to get any assurance. Transporters will not carry goods for four automobile companies from next week. The four companies included Hero MotoCorp Limited, Honda Motor Company, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India private limited and Suzuki Motorcycle India.
The Gurgaon’s Automobile Carrier Welfare Association had a meeting with the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to seek extension for their oversized vehicles. The transporters from the district requested the Chief Minister to resolve the issue and at least allow trucks which have been purchased on bank loans and those close to 10-year-old and will soon be defunct due to NGT guidelines. However, the talks failed and the association announced that they will be on strike from June 27.
“We have no choice. Trucks with over dimension are plying all over the country but we are facing this problem only in Haryana. We have suffered losses in crores in the past six months. Now, we have decided to move out of Haryana and apply for registration and fitness of these vehicles in other states,” said a senior office-bearer of the Gurgaon Transporters Association.
It may be noted that the issue of oversizing of trucks was raised in 2015 and at that time the state government had given the transporters one-year time for necessary changes. The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) stopped renewing certificates to the trucks who had altered their body from January 7 this year due to which more than a 10,000 trucks have been put off road. The government says overloading in modified trucks had become a major concern for RTA and toll agencies as it leads to revenue loss to the state exchequer.
