Truckers and different industrial car operators in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have known as for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated situation of Nationwide Freeway-306, the State’s important hyperlink, an agitating chief stated on Monday (October 20, 2025).

The blockade shall be spearheaded by the Kolasib unit of the Mizoram Tipper Affiliation (MTA) and Joint Motion Committee (JAC) of drivers and homeowners of economic autos in Kolasib city, he stated.

NH-306, a stretch of which can also be known as NH-6, is the first lifeline of Mizoram, linking State capital Aizawl with Assam’s Silchar city.

MTP Kolasib unit basic secretary Vanlallungtiawia instructed PTI that the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi sections of NH-306 are in deplorable situation after they have been repaired in July and August and have turn out to be harmful for vehicles and different autos to journey on.

He stated many autos have met with accidents and have been broken because of the dilapidated situation of the roads.

State officers stated that restore work of the nationwide freeway is in progress.

Mr. Vanlallungtiawia alleged that although the State authorities and corporations are at the moment repairing the roads, the work is shifting at a snail’s tempo.

The MTA and JAC have demanded that the State authorities and NHIDCL expedite the restore work as winter season is approaching, he stated.

“The restore work is shifting at a sluggish tempo and if it continues on this tempo, the authorities wouldn’t be capable of full the work earlier than the wet season subsequent 12 months,” he stated.

Mr. Vanlallungtiawia additionally alleged negligence by the NHIDCL.

“The Centre’s building company doesn’t pay due significance to roads managed by it in Mizoram,” he alleged.

Earlier, industrial car operators had warned that they won’t maintain accountability within the occasion of any untoward incident in opposition to the NHIDCL if it fails to restore the highways on time.

Mr. Vanlallungtiawia stated the blockade shall be organised on the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi stretches of NH-306 from 7 am on October 23 until 4 pm on October 26 to mount stress on the NHIDCL and the state authorities.

Moreover, Kawnpui-Durtlang freeway, a diversion highway connecting Aizawl with Kolasib, will even be blocked, he stated.

He stated that autos underneath emergency providers shall be exempted from the strike.

The proposed blockade has been supported by about 30 native industrial car proprietor and operator associations in Kolasib district, he added.

NH-306 was repaired in July and August after it was badly broken by rain.

In the meantime, Meals, Civil Provides and Client Affairs Division Director Saizikpuii stated that LPG and oil provides have been affected by the continuing repairing work.

She stated that vehicles carrying important gadgets are having to halt for a number of days on the way in which, ready for the restore work, leading to irregularity in fuel and oil provides.

Nonetheless, no main disaster has been reported until now, she added.