Dimapur road closed to heavy vehicles
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 14 2022:
Kohima-Dimapur section of NH-2 has been closed to heavy vehicles having 12 axles or more with effect from tomorrow.
The Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland issued a notification to this effect on Monday.
According to the same notification, the prohibition will remain in force till August 11 .
Notably, construction and repairing work has been going on at present on the Kohima-Dimapur section of NH-2 .
As heavy vehicles have been banned on the particular section of the National Highway, heavy transport vehicles engaged in transportation of petroleum products would cease movement on Imphal-Dimapur highway.
Notably, many of the trucks engaged by Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for transportation of petrol and diesel from the loading points of Assam to Imphal have 12 axles.