West Bengal-Jharkhand border reopens after 24-hour closure due to flooding, allowing trucks for inter-state trade.

Ranchi: After remaining closed for around 24 hours, the West Bengal- Jharkhand border has been reopened for the movement of trucks for inter-state trade, officials said on Saturday. The West Bengal government had closed the border on Thursday evening after the release of water by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) from its dams located along the

The Bengal government had closed the border on the evening of September 19 after the release of water by Damodar Valley Corporation from its dams located along the inter-state boundary with Jharkhand,

After remaining closed for around 24 hours, the West Bengal-Jharkhand border has been reopened for the movement of trucks for inter-state trade, officials said on Saturday.

Dhanbad/Kolkata: Thousands of trucks are stranded along NH-2 and NH-4 near the Jharkhand-West Bengal border after the Mamata Banerjee government allegedly restricted entry of heavy vehicles from the neighbouring state,

Long queues of trucks carrying goods were observed at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border on Friday after WB police imposed restrictions on vehicle movement to and from the state following floods that inundated southern districts of Bengal.

Long queues of goods-laden trucks were seen along the Jharkhand border after the West Bengal Police restricted vehicle movement to and from the state from Thursday evening following floods that inundated southern districts of Bengal.