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Truckers cry for security on choked Manipur highways
Times of India | TNN | Sep 9, 2011, 09.29AM IST
Hundreds of truck drivers, who are facing their toughest time to carry essential commodities to Manipur in the face of the intensified economic blockade on national highways by two civil groups, have urged the state government to deploy maximum forces along the route.
Leaders of the All Manipur Road Transport Drivers and Motor Workers' Union even claimed involvement of unidentified armed persons in torching loaded trucks on NH-53 connecting Imphal and Silchar .
The truckers even threatened to tie up with the Transporters and Drivers' Council to decide on their future course of action if the government fails to provide adequate security along the highway. In pursuit of its long-standing demand to create Sadar Hills district, the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) has been imposing economic blockade on NH-39 (Imphal-Dimapur route) and NH053 since August 1.
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