Effort on to bring essential commodities in Manipur

Imphal: Every effort is being made to bring essential commodities to trouble-torn Manipur since Naga students blocked the Dimapur-Imphal national highway 39, Government Spokesman, N Biren said today.

Biren told mediapersons that all out effort was being made to bring essential commodities by some other route or means since the state was facing acutue shortage of essential items including life-saving drugs.

Official sources said the state government was to provide security and bring stranded trucks from Jiribam (Manipur-Assam border) along national highway 53 but it was postponed due to security reasons.

Both All Naga Students' Association Manipur (ANSAM) and All Tribal Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM) had launched economic blockade for more than three months on both national highway (NH) 39 and national highway 53 to protest state government's proposal to hold elections to autonomous district councils.

PTI