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Bridge adds to Manipur woes
The Telegraph | Ngangbam Indrakanta Singh | Imphal, Dec. 7:
The deplorable condition of the Barak bridge along Imphal-Jiribam road on National Highway 37 has worsened Manipur's plight. The state has been facing an acute shortage of essential items since the United Naga Council (UNC) enforced an economic blockade on November 1. Now, the state's other lifeline is choked.
As a result, traffic has increased substantially along the Imphal-Jiribam road. But fears of an impending collapse of the Barak bridge led to only 220 loaded trucks (out of 693 lined up at Jiribam) leaving for Imphal this morning with security escorts.
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