Kuki body to reimpose blockade on key highway

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The measure is likely to affect the supply of essentials to the valley areas of Manipur from today; official says Meitei groups have blocked another route in the south that connects the hill areas.

A tribal body in strife-hit Manipur

  • It would reimpose the blockade of the vital Dimapur-Imphal National Highway-2 from the early hours of Monday.
  • The blockade is likely to affect supply of essentials to the valley areas where the Meitei people live.
  • The Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU), Kangpokpi, said in a statement that the highway would be blocked in protest against the failure of the Government of India to protect the Kuki-Zo community, and its “failure to ensure free movement of goods meant for the hill districts”.

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