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Guidelines for lorries will halt the supply of essentials: Transport associations
Updated On: 14 May, 2021 05:48 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Transporters call mandatory RT-PCR tests for lorry drivers impractical, suggest antigen testing facilities at border
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Transport associations said waiting at the border for test results without food and security would be extremely difficult. Representation pic
Fresh Covid-19-related guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government on Thursday will bring the essential services supply chain to a standstill since it mandates all cargo lorry drivers to carry latest test reports and certificates, which, transport associations said, may not be practically possible. They shot off a petition to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking reconsideration and offering solutions.


