Agartala: More than 4,500 trucks are now stranded on National Highway 8, which connects Tripura to the rest of the country, as heavy rains, mudslides and water-logging has turned a 20 km-stretch of the crucial road into slush.
Petrol is being sold at Rs 200 to 250 per litre in some places as supplies of essential goods including medicines, fuel and food have been cut off for days.
Tripura revenue minister Badal Chowdhury on Saturday told news agency IANS that to counter the shortage of supplies, efforts are being made to transport goods through Bangladesh.
Assam Governor PB Acharya visited the spot today and said he would ask the Assam government to coordinate with the Centre and expedite repairs. "There is no dearth of money. Such a situation should be rectified immediately," he said.
An official of the food and civil supplies department said almost all the 60 petrol pumps in the state are dry for the past several weeks.
But for truckers like Santosh Das, whose truck has been stuck for 10 days now, that help cannot come soon enough. "I see no hope. This is a terrible situation. Just some leaders saying some things is not good enough for us," he said.
Petrol is being sold at Rs 200 to 250 per litre in some places as supplies of essential goods including medicines, fuel and food have been cut off for days.
Tripura revenue minister Badal Chowdhury on Saturday told news agency IANS that to counter the shortage of supplies, efforts are being made to transport goods through Bangladesh.
Assam Governor PB Acharya visited the spot today and said he would ask the Assam government to coordinate with the Centre and expedite repairs. "There is no dearth of money. Such a situation should be rectified immediately," he said.
Trucks get stuck on the road which has turned to slush.
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An official of the food and civil supplies department said almost all the 60 petrol pumps in the state are dry for the past several weeks.
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But for truckers like Santosh Das, whose truck has been stuck for 10 days now, that help cannot come soon enough. "I see no hope. This is a terrible situation. Just some leaders saying some things is not good enough for us," he said.
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