The movement of wagons, both empties and loaded, has
remained suspended in iron ore rich Joda-Barbil area in Odisha since Monday
following agitation by truck owners.
They are protesting against the Odisha Government's decision
clamping restriction on the movement of goods vehicles carrying exports and
instead favouring larger rail movement.
The Government decision should impact only the movement of
iron ore for exports but the agitators have stalled all freight movement by
rail, it is learnt.
As a result, the loading and movement of iron ore for Tata
Steel at Joda and Steel Authority of India Ltd at Bolani believed to have been
hit.
Tata Steel loads about four rakes a day and SAIL about three
rakes in the area.
The Odisha Government's objective appears to be pious. The
sharp rise in the number of vehicles in the Joda-Barbil area, particularly
clogging the National Highway 215, has thrown up a plethora of problems.
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