Truckers, business car operators name for 4-day strike to protest dangerous roads in Mizoram

The proposed blockade has been supported by about 30 native business car proprietor and operator associations in Kolasib district. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR

Truckers and different business car operators in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have referred to as for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated situation of National Highway-306, the State’s important hyperlink, an agitating chief mentioned on Monday (October 20, 2025).

The blockade might be spearheaded by the Kolasib unit of the Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) of drivers and house owners of economic automobiles in Kolasib city, he mentioned.

NH-306, a stretch of which can also be referred to as NH-6, is the first lifeline of Mizoram, linking State capital Aizawl with Assam’s Silchar city.

MTP Kolasib unit basic secretary Vanlallungtiawia informed PTI that the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi sections of NH-306 are in deplorable situation after they had been repaired in July and August and have develop into harmful for vans and different automobiles to journey on.

He mentioned many automobiles have met with accidents and had been broken because of the dilapidated situation of the roads.

State officers mentioned that restore work of the nationwide freeway is in progress.

Mr. Vanlallungtiawia alleged that although the State authorities and corporations are at the moment repairing the roads, the work is transferring at a snail’s tempo.

The MTA and JAC have demanded that the State authorities and NHIDCL expedite the restore work as winter season is approaching, he mentioned.

“The repair work is moving at a slow pace and if it continues in this pace, the authorities would not be able to complete the work before the rainy season next year,” he mentioned.

Mr. Vanlallungtiawia additionally alleged negligence by the NHIDCL.

“The Centre’s construction agency does not pay due importance to roads managed by it in Mizoram,” he alleged.

Earlier, business car operators had warned that they won’t maintain accountability within the occasion of any untoward incident towards the NHIDCL if it fails to restore the highways on time.

Mr. Vanlallungtiawia mentioned the blockade might be organised on the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi stretches of NH-306 from 7 am on October 23 until 4 pm on October 26 to mount stress on the NHIDCL and the state authorities.

Additionally, Kawnpui-Durtlang freeway, a diversion street connecting Aizawl with Kolasib, may also be blocked, he mentioned.

He mentioned that automobiles beneath emergency companies might be exempted from the strike.

The proposed blockade has been supported by about 30 native business car proprietor and operator associations in Kolasib district, he added.

NH-306 was repaired in July and August after it was badly broken by rain.

Meanwhile, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Director Saizikpuii mentioned that LPG and oil provides have been affected by the continuing repairing work.

She mentioned that vans carrying important objects are having to halt for a number of days on the best way, ready for the restore work, leading to irregularity in gasoline and oil provides.

However, no main disaster has been reported until now, she added.

Published – October 21, 2025 12:07 am IST

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