Aizawl: Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers Association (MOTDA) called off its indefinite strike on Friday, allowing stranded tankers to resume movement from Vairengte town on the Assam border toward interior parts of the state. The strike — which began on July 19 — was in protest against the poor condition of the state’s main economic lifeline.
Kolasib district deputy commissioner Robert Lalhmangaiha met with MOTDA leaders in Vairengte and briefed them on the acute oil shortage across Mizoram. He appealed to the association to reconsider the strike in public interest and assured that the govt was working to improve road conditions for tanker operations.
By 3:30 pm on Friday, six tankers stranded at Vairengte departed for Aizawl. While several tankers near Silchar remained stuck, the DC assured that further measures were underway to address the situation. MOTDA and district officials agreed the crisis would ease soon following the drivers’ decision to end the strike.
