Thousands of trucks carrying essential commodities and fuel are stranded. He added that due to slight improvement of roads only 10 trucks carrying fuel could enter the State every day, but mentioned that the State requires more than 20 trucks or oil tankers each day. So, we have imposed rationing on use of petrol and diesel,” said State Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Bhanu Lal Saha. “A long stretch of the Assam-Agartala NH-8 at Lowerpoa in Karimganj district of Assam is badly damaged. The long stretch of the Assam-Agartala (NH 8) at Lowerpoa in Karimganj district of Assam is badly damaged due to floods and thousands of trucks carrying essential commodities and fuel are stranded.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2016 00:03 UTC