Country-wide protest was staged by transporters on Thursday after talks between transport unions and minister of transport failed on Wednesday resulting into a loss of Rs1,500 crore to the transporters and `10,000 crore to the State Government.
Secretary of Regional Transporter Welfare Association Kamal Panjwani said that around 7 lakh vehicles halted during the strike that started from 8 hours in the morning on Thursday.
In the strike the transporters have stopped booking of goods for long distances.
The strike initially proposed by goods transporters was later joined by public transporters.
In the city school bus of Sanskar Valley School was stopped near Shakshi hotel. Taking precautionary measures schools and colleges were kept closed and those who chose to remain open witnessed very low attendees.
The school buses plying before 8 am were allowed but buses after 8 am were stopped.
A few drivers and conductors who were not ready to join the protest faced the ire of the protestors and scuffled with them.
Police intervention was required at few places where the protestors were agitating and stopping vehicles.
Striking transporters forcefully halted several vehicles including school and college buses in the city.
Citizens using public transport faced problems in the absence of city buses.
Effect of strike would be witnessed if the strike would continue for long.
Road tax, national permit, entry fee, levying of toll tax over Rs 6 per liter tax on diesel, petrol were among the demands which were raised by the protesting transporters.
Demand to end toll plazas and to develop a system which could accept all the taxes online was raised by the transporters.
Facility of life time tax should be provided for hassle free functioning of business.