SHILLONG: Despite the state government’s “zero tolerance policy against illegal check gates, several such gates have come up of late in the state.
The matter was brought to the notice of the state government by the Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Operators Association (MCTOOA) here on Friday.
The MCTOOA in a petition to the state Chief Secretary KS Kropha complained that several illegal tollgates have been erected along the national highway and the state road by various tribal heads and Syiems.
The MCTOOA president Augustine Shanpru urged the Chief Secretary to check the activities and ensure closure of all the illegal toll gates set up by Syiems.
It may be mentioned that Kropha in April last had instructed the deputy commissioners and police chief of all the districts to keep a check on illegal tollgates and illegal collection in the Government check gates and weighbridges.
