Aizawl, Oct 20 (PTI) Truckers and other commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram's Kolasib district have called for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated condition of National Highway-306, the state's vital link, an agitating leader said on Monday.

The blockade will be spearheaded by the Kolasib unit of the Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) of drivers and owners of commercial vehicles in Kolasib town, he said.

NH-306, a stretch of which is also called NH-6, is the primary lifeline of Mizoram, linking state capital Aizawl with Assam's Silchar town.

MTP Kolasib unit general secretary Vanlallungtiawia told PTI that the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi sections of NH-306 are in deplorable condition after they were repaired in July a

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