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Virus fears: Over 2,000 trucks stranded at India-Bangladesh border
The Hindu Business Line | 13/05/2020 08:43 PM | Click to read full article
More than 2,300 trucks of Indian origin are stuck or stranded along the India-Bangladesh border in the Petrapole-Benapole region, nearly 100 km from Kolkata, as vehicular movement between the countries has taken a massive hit because of local resistance and fears of a Covid outbreak. Truck movement through Petropole first came to a halt on March 23, after West Bengal imposed a lockdown.