Bhubaneswar, Oct. 15 -- Former union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take stringent measures against illegal and hazardous parking of heavy vehicles and trucks along national and state highways in the state's major mining and industrial corridors, citing rising road accidents and threats to public safety.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Pradhan said trucks were being parked illegally in long queues stretching for kilometres along highways in mining and industrial belts, posing serious risks to road users. He attributed the problem to poor logistics management by mining companies and the absence of designated parking facilities.
Pradhan said the state governmen...