Transporters’ Strike Pushes Economy To Bullock-cart Age

Posted: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2003 at 0000 hrs IST
Updated: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2003 at 0000 hrs IST

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April 21: : Its back to bullock-carts for Corporate India. To beat the truckers’ strike which has entered the eighth day, companies rather than being browbeaten by roadblocks are using a host of innovative means of transportation including bullock-carts, trains, autorickshaws, waterways and courier services.

For example, cement companies in the South like Madras Cements, Chettinad Cements and India Cements are using bullock-carts, tractors and tempos to despatch cement every day. Ditto for fast moving consuming goods major Nestle India which has also resorted to bullock-carts in some parts of the country.

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New Delhi, April 21: Transporters’ strike lost its grip at the state level on Monday even as All India Motor Transport Congress sat on a dharna outside the Parliament House.
Seeking a solution, AIMTC representatives met human resource development minister Murli Manohar...

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