Vehicular movement to Imphal Valley restored – Defence sources

Imphal Valley vehicular movement restored

DIMAPUR — Vehicular movement to Imphal Valley, which was severely affected due to the recent violence in Manipur, has been restored, defence sources said.

A defence release stated that during the ongoing tensions in Manipur, supplies to Imphal Valley were cut off due to road blocks and consequent fear amongst transporters. As a consequence, the state of essential supplies in Manipur was dwindling and beginning to reach critical levels.

“Army & Assam Rifles stepped in to assure protection to vehicles carrying essential goods from/ to Imphal,” It stated.

On May 15, a convoy of 28 vehicles including trucks, fuel tankers, JCB etc., carrying rice, sugar, pulses and fuel moved under escort of CRPF and Manipur Police from Noney to Imphal.

“Prophylactic domination of the area was provided by Assam Rifles to ensure safe passage to the convoy which reached Imphal safely by afternoon. In addition, monitoring was also ensured through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” the release stated.

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The defence release also stated that seeing the desire for peace, which was visibly manifested in incident-free movement of the vehicles on May 15, another set of approximately 100 vehicles were moved on May 16 and the 17th. Assuring that security forces remain committed to restore normalcy, it went on to state that the commencement of movement of vehicles on NH-37 is another step towards normalcy in Manipur.