category Regional, shimla, , tags Regional, shimla, , DW BUREAU Shimla The Himachal Pradesh government stands with truck operators and will not tolerate their exploitation, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday told a delegation of transporters union representing truckers engaged by two Adani Group-owned cement plants. Two cement plants at Barmana (Bilaspur district) and Darlaghat (Solan district) owned by ACC Limited and Ambuja Cements, respectively, have been closed due to a dispute over freight charges and operators engaged in carriage of cement and clinkers are on the roads. The Adani Group, which owns both ACC Limited and Ambuja Cements, closed these plants on December 14, citing high transportation costs. Sukhu urged the delegation to submit their proposed freight rates to the government so that it could take up the matter with the company. The livelihood of thousands of people is connected with the cement plants and other activities. Therefore, the state government is committed to resolving this issue amicably, the chief minister said. (editor dailyworld.in)