Truck owners from Sanvordem have voiced strong resentment over heavy taxation and the prolonged mining ban that has continued for the last 14 years, saying the uncertainty has pushed them into financial distress.
According to the truck owners, mining operations resume only for brief periods before being halted again, offering no stable source of income. Many have invested heavily in repairing and decorating their trucks by taking loans, but with irregular work, they are unable to recover even basic maintenance costs and are incurring continuous losses.
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Despite holding several meetings with government authorities, the truck owners allege that no concrete solutions have been provided. Their repeated demand for a waiver of taxes, particularly the fitness tax, has failed to yield any results.
Angered by what they describe as unfulfilled assurances, the truck owners have blamed the BJP government for making false promises. They have now issued a warning that unless the government waives the fitness tax, they will not permit the resumption of transport or mining-related activities in Sanvordem, potentially impacting any future restart of mining operations in the region.
