RANGPO, September 21: The State Transport Department has issued a notice to all the truck drivers not to load their truck above eight tons.
This move has been initiated by the Department taking into consideration the condition of the National Highway 31A.
The Department has instructed the officers on duty at various check-posts of Sikkim to check and take necessary action for those trucks loaded over eight ton. All the truck drivers plying regularly in the Highway have welcomed this decision.
“By seeing the condition of the road, it was necessary to issue notice for the proper maintenance of the road,” one of the truck drivers said.
“If this rule is strictly followed then the people Sikkim will not face this type of road problem in future. The officers on duty should also follow the rules and be impartial,” the driver added.
This move has been initiated by the Department taking into consideration the condition of the National Highway 31A.
The Department has instructed the officers on duty at various check-posts of Sikkim to check and take necessary action for those trucks loaded over eight ton. All the truck drivers plying regularly in the Highway have welcomed this decision.
“By seeing the condition of the road, it was necessary to issue notice for the proper maintenance of the road,” one of the truck drivers said.
“If this rule is strictly followed then the people Sikkim will not face this type of road problem in future. The officers on duty should also follow the rules and be impartial,” the driver added.
