Imphal, November 18: Following further deterioration in the law and order situation at the State capital, security forces deployed along NH 39 in view of the ongoing highway bandh called by SDSA have been withdrawn.

As a result, 35 goods laden trucks are currently stranded at Mao Gate while several inter-State buses have turned back towards Dimapur and Guwahati.

Protesting failure of State Government to repair NH 39 and delay in completing construction of water supply reservoirs, the Senapati District Students' Association is enforcing a 10 day bandh since November 15.In response to a proposal by SP Senapati district, a company of IRB personnel were deployed along the highway to provide security escorts to vehicles plying along the highway.

However, consequent upon the extremely volatile law and order situation in the capital town in the last few days, the IRB company was recalled to Imphal yesterday.

The volatile law and order situation is evident from the murder of CDPO Rasheswari at her office room in broad daylight on November 14 followed by bomb explosion in the busy Paona Market on November 16 killing one and injuring four.

Because of the ongoing bandh and withdrawal of security escorts, 35 goods laden trucks are currently stranded at Mao Gate till this evening.

However, inter-State passenger buses have turned back from Mao Gate towards Dimapur unable to proceed towards Imphal.

No inter-State bus or trucks are leaving Imphal for other States.

Yet, an official source informed that security escorts will be sent to Mao tomorrow to bring back the stranded vehicles to Imphal.

On the other hand, the Jiribam District Demand Committee has already declared a week long economic blockade along NH 53 with effect from November 20.Till date there is no sign of the Jiribam District Demand Committee withdrawing the proposed blockade in the absence of any positive action from the Government with regard to their long standing demand.