UNC’s indefinite economic blockade on NHs

The United Naga Council (UNC) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on the national highways in Manipur against the State Government’s move to create Sadar Hills and Jiribam districts. The Council is also banning implementation of national projects in the Naga territories in Manipur including Trans Asian Railways. The two month long economic blockade (as on 25-12-2016) has snapped the National Highway – 2 (Imphal – Dimapur stretch) and the National Highway-37 (Imphal – Jiribam stretch), thereby causing acute scarcity of essential commodities in the state. As the blockade supporters often attack the goods trucks, the All Manipur Petroleum Products Transporters’ Association resorted to cease work strike. Fuel stations run dry, and petroleum products are being sold in grey market at Rs 150 a litre.

The United Naga Council (UNC) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on the national highways in Manipur against the State Government’s move to create Sadar Hills and Jiribam districts. The Council is also banning implementation of national projects in the Naga territories in Manipur including Trans Asian Railways. The two month long economic blockade (as on 25-12-2016) has snapped the National Highway – 2 (Imphal – Dimapur stretch) and the National Highway-37 (Imphal – Jiribam stretch), thereby causing acute scarcity of essential commodities in the state. As the blockade supporters often attack the goods trucks, the All Manipur Petroleum Products Transporters’ Association resorted to cease work strike. Fuel stations run dry, and petroleum products are being sold in grey market at Rs 150 a litre.

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