KNIA urges Odisha government to take action against illegal truck associations

JAJPUR: The Kalinga Nagar Industries Association (KNIA) has urged the state government to take action against the alleged high-handedness and coercive practices of the local truck associations.

In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, association president PL Kandoi said the district administration and police should be instructed to conduct an inquiry and take appropriate measures against the ‘hooliganism’ of truck associations in Kalinga Nagar industrial complex.

The letter also apprised the CM about the mushrooming of several local associations in Kalinga Nagar which are dictating terms in fixation of the price of transportation.