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COMMUNICATIONS
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GOODS TRANSPORT.
The total number of goods vehicles registered under the heads
public and private carriers are 163 and 67, respectively.
The freight that the goods transporters arc allowed to charge is governed by following regulations-
(1) that the freight should not exceed one rupee per mile for a loaded trip plus annas 10 per mile for empty mileage involved in any journey, and
(2) that freight should not exceed 6 pies per maund per mile in case of charge by weight and distance.
Besides, they are allowed in calculating fares, for any mileage, to round the fraction of an anna to the nearest highest anna.
There is neither a union of goods transporters nor is there any union of private operators.
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