Transportation of rice to Myanmar banned
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 19 2013:
An order prohibiting transportation of rice to Myanmar through Moreh has been issued by M Yaiskul, Director, CAF & PD late this evening.
Accordingly, all concerned authorities have also been strictly instructed to follow the order in its entirety.
The order has also prohibited transportation of rice to neighbouring States through Jiribam and Jessami.
All those not abiding the order shall be dealt in accordance to the Essential Commodities Act, 1995.
However, the requirement of rice at the border town Moreh would be provided by the State Government and Mobile sale of rice would also be conducted at Moreh at subsidized rates, informed another source.