Dhanbad: Over 50 coal-laden trucks en route to Bihar were impounded in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district for allegedly not having valid documents for transportation of the dry fuel, officials said Tuesday.
The trucks, carrying around 1,350 tonnes of coal, were stopped during a special drive of the Dhanbad administration, which started from 11 pm on Sunday and continued till 4.30 am on Monday, they said.
A total of 44 trucks were impounded in Topchachi area on GT Road, and another 10 in Hariharpur area by the district mining task force, an official release said.
All the 54 trucks did not have valid documents for coal transportation, it said.
