In view of the increasing case of coronavirus, the government has put a lockdown across the country. It has been two days of 21 days of lockdown. In such a situation, the supply chain for important things is becoming a big challenge. Truck drivers are leaving the vehicles on the highway and going back home. Manufacturers are running out of stocks and delivery agents of e-tailers refuse to go out due to fear of police harassment many have even reported that police demanded them bribe to allow them to deliver their goods. In such a situation, it has become a major challenge for the government and the administration.
Members of the Transporters Association and the Agricultural Produce Market Committee said that exempting freight trucks from highway tolls had not made much difference. The central government’s decision has made little difference, as drivers and helpers started abandoning vehicles in anticipation of a prolonged logjam.
