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Six lorries seized in city

KOZHIKODE: Initiating action against the ongoing lorry strike, the district administration on Tuesday seized six lorries.

The lorries were seized for distribution of essential commodities in the district, District Collector A. Jayathilak said.Traders can contact the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), if needed, to transport goods. The RTO has also been authorised to seize trucks to make arrangements to transport domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in case of any shortage.

The strike had not led to a scarcity of essential commodities in the district. There were sufficient stocks of provisions, LPG cylinders, food grains and vegetables, Dr. Jayathilak said. The administration was taking all possible measures to deal with the strike, he said.

Ration retail shops have provisions for over two weeks. Fuel outlets have enough stock of petrol and diesel. Nearly 100 tanker lorries arrived with fuel supplies on Tuesday. Oil companies have said that the transportation and distribution of LPG cylinders has not been disrupted. Nearly 51 loads from Indian Oil Corporation, 55 loads from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and 38 loads from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. arrived here on Tuesday. Over 250 loads of rice that arrived at the West Hill Goods Sheds have been distributed to traders.

A control room has been opened to help traders to bring goods from other parts of Kerala as well as other States. To contact the control room, traders can call 0495 2370655, Dr. Jayathilak said.

Meanwhile, the Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has appealed to the lorry owners to withdraw the strike as the State was dependant on other States for the supply of food grains, provisions and vegetables. The government should take all possible steps to end the strike, CCCI president N.E. Balakrishnan and secretary P.T.S. Unni said in a release here on Monday.

J.M. Ahamed Koya, president, Malabar Produce Merchants’ Association, said the strike had affected transport of hill produce. Coconut, copra, cardamom, coir, ginger and areca nut were stockpiled in godowns. The traders were not able to supply stocks to north Indian states.

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