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BAD TIMES: Booking of goods was stopped from Tuesday morning in Erode in view of the lorry strike set to begin from midnight on Tuesday. CHENNAI: Truckers across the State will go on an indefinite strike from midnight on Tuesday in support of their demands for rationalisation of toll tax and transparent pricing policy for diesel. All transport operators’ associations in the State will join the strike and about 5 lakh goods vehicles will remain off the road till their demands are conceded by the government, according to Chennai Goods Transport Association secretary Ravi Shankar. The strike is in deference to the call given by the All-India Motor Transport Congress. Office-bearers of the Confederation of Southern States Lorry Owners Association directed fleet operators to keep their vehicles off the road without disrupting traffic and causing inconvenience to the public. Poultry sectorRepresentatives of the poultry industry, who met in Namakkal on Tuesday, decided to participate in the strike for only two days as eggs are a perishable commodity. They requested the lorry owners association to allow them to transport eggs and chicken after two days. They also urged the State government to provide them security for transporting eggs to noon meal centres. The State government has directed District Collectors to take steps to ensure trouble-free movement of lorries carrying essential articles, including vegetables and milk. Textile market affectedStaff Reporter from Erode adds: The lorry strike seems to have already impacted the Erode textile market. The weekly market that meets on Tuesdays saw traders and buyers from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and other north Indian States keep away. Scaling downThose who booked orders have scaled down the quantum, says R.S. Nataraja Muthaliar, president, Erode Handloom Cloth Merchants’ Association. “Tuesday’s business was only around Rs.10 crore as against the usual Rs.60 crore.” Mr. Muthaliar says only buyers from Kerala, who were certain of delivery before Tuesday midnight, bought goods. Yarn prices upThe lorry strike announcement also saw yarn prices shoot up. “The lorry strike coupled with the already high prices of yarn, sent the prices further upwards by Rs.30 in the last couple of days,” says Mr. Muthaliar.
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