The nation-wide indefinite strike called by the transporters which began on Thursday continued on the second day today. In Maharashtra, a significant number of heavy vehicles are stalled at Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. <br/><br/>Some industries, especially in manufacturing business were badly hit as there was not supply of raw materials. However, presently, the essential commodities like vegetables, fruits and milk have been exempted from the strike and therefore Mumbai is unaffected in terms of this. <br/><br/>Former President and Advisor, All India Motor Transport Congress Bal Malkit Singh while speaking to All India Radio said that 90 lakh truckers across country have participated in the strike that started on Thursday morning and 2500 associations at district and taluka level have shown their support to the strike. <br/><br/>About the effect of strike on supplies of fruits and vegetables, Singh said if the strike continues for two more days, it is very natural that the prices of these commodities will rise. Singh further said the truckers are incurring a loss of Rs. 3675 crore daily at all India level where as the government is incurring a loss of Rs. 20,000 crore per day due to the strike in the loss of fuel, octroi and other taxes levied.<br/><br/> He said the government is firm despite giving a solution to the government that the truckers are ready to pay advance money of Rs. 14,000 crores to National Highway Authority of India. He further said that the strike would only be called off if the government gives them an assurance and time line in black and white that the demands have been accepted and all modalities discussed. The deadlock continues and the government has not yet called the transporters for discussions today.<br/><br/>In Karnataka, Lorry strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress has not affected daily life. The transport Commissioner in the state Rame Gowda informed that lorry service is not hit within the state, and only those coming from north India into the state have been affected. He informed that situation is being monitored on daily basis and as on today, the lorry strike has not made any impact on the supply of essential commodities in the state.

Apex transporters body, All India Motor Transport Congress is continuing its nationwide strike for the second consecutive day today, disrupting supply of goods to various parts of the country. Their are demanding scrapping of the present toll system.<br/><br/>While supply of essential commodities like milk, vegetables and medicines have been kept out of the purview of the strike, its impact was seen in various parts of the country, including Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, among other places.<br/><br/>AIMTC President Bhim Wadhwa told PTI that they will continue their strike till the government comes out with some practical solution to their problem, adding that they are not against paying toll but are demanding it in an annualised form.<br/><br/>Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had said yesterday, that Government cannot scrap toll. He said, the government has already assured to implement electronic tolling system pan-India by December. He appealed them to call off the strike.<br/><br/>AIMTC claims to have 87 lakh trucks and 20 lakh buses and tempos across the country under its fold. Another truckers body All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) has decided to keep away from the strike.