Blockade against Nagaland lifted
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Diphu/Dimapur, February 28 2014 :
Indefinite economic blockade against Nagaland has been lifted this morning following the assurances from the district administrations of both Assam's Karbi Anglong district and Nagaland's Dimapur that they will look into the border impasse.
The indefinite economic blockade against Nagaland in both the National Highway 39 and NH-36 since February 25 has been imposed by Karbi Students and Youth Council (KSYC), All Dimasa Students' Union (ADSU), All Assam Gurkha Students' Union (AAGSU), Karbi Unemployed Youth Association (KUYA), KSA, ADSU, AAGSU, Karbi Re-Awakening Organisation (KRAO) and United Students Union of Karbi Anglong (USUKA) in protest against the alleged encroachment of Assam's territory by people from Nagaland side.
On Friday, the Karbi Anglong based agitating organisations took a joint decision to lift the indefinite blockade against Nagaland from 7 am after assurances were given by the administrations of both Karbi Anglong (Assam) and Dimapur (Nagaland) that appropriate step will be initiated by Assam and Nagaland governments to prevent alleged encroachment of Assam's land by people of Nagaland side.
Both the Karbi Anglong district administration and Dimapur administration have also assured to give maximum efforts in maintaining peace in the trouble torn border areas of Assam and Nagaland.
Following the lifting of blockade, hundreds of goods trucks carrying essential commodities started moving from Silonija through National Highway 39 and from Dellai market through National Highway 36 towards Dimapur.
The blockade also affected Manipur based goods trucks as these highways connect Manipur.