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Sohela, June 4: Movement of inter-state goods-laden vehicles on National Highway 6 has come to a grinding halt due to failure of a computer server at Luhurachati checkgate, about 14 km from here in Bargarh district, near Chhattisgarh border for the last three days. Scores of trucks have been lying stranded up to three/four km of the NH in Chhattisgarh side as they are not allowed to enter the state after technical glitch occurred in the computer system Tuesday evening.
According to sources, all the details of the goods-laden vehicles, passing through the check gate, are being uploaded online after the introduction of computers at the check gate about two years ago. All the details are uploaded by data entry operators and programmers engaged by a Bhubaneswar-based firm Mindtree. Electronic Corporation of India Limited from Hyderabad has appointed a manager to oversee the affairs at Luhurachati check gate.
Sources said two lanes have been earmarked for entry of goods-laden vehicles from Chhattisgarh side while another two lanes have been dedicated to exit of vehicles from the state to the other side of the border. As soon as the vehicles reach the lanes near the check gate, all the details like weight, height and width are automatically displayed on the screens of computers installed at check gate. Later, the details are uploaded with the help of a specially-designed software and a computer-generated hard copy of the details is given to drivers for entry or exit through the check gate.
However, computer-generated hard copies have been out of bounds for the drivers of goods-laden vehicles for the last three days after technical glitch appeared in the computer systems. Left with no option, the truck drivers have parked their vehicles along the NH, denying access to other vehicles to use the road. With temperature soaring high, the drivers have expressed displeasure as the check gate authorities as they take too much time to pass a vehicle. The reason for this delay is that the employees have to see the server and take a hard copy of the receipt.
When contacted, assistant commissioner (Commercial Tax) Ashok Behera said failure of server has been a regular affair as it takes place in every week. “We have intimated the concerned authorities about the failure in computer systems. There should be a permanent solution to the problem,” he said.
On the other hand ECIL officials attributed the failure of computer systems to fluctuation of power supply in the area. “Computer systems and server are directly affected by the fluctuation of power supply in the area. However, things would be normalised by Thursday,” ECIL manager M Shrinivas Rao said.
