Kangpokpi asks passenger vehicles not to stop midway
Make them head straight home: KYU
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, May 08 2020:
The Kangpokpi Youth Union (KYU) has suggested the State Government to make vehicles carrying stranded persons of Manipur reach their destinations without stopping midway.
The Kangpokpi Youth Union which assisted the district police in monitoring the new lockdown guidelines at Kangpokpi DHQs came across a vehicle bearing West Bengal registration number stopping at Kangpokpi bazar.
Immediately KYU vice president Kamgougin Lunkim swung into action after informing the police and inquired about the vehicle.
It came to light that the vehicle was transporting stranded people of Manipur from Kolkata, West Bengal.
It also came to light that many more vehicles are also heading for the State.
The KYU leader and police on duty quickly sent them away and told them not to stop until they reach their destinations.
Kamgougin Lunkim said, "We understand how much those stranded people and the driver will suffer having a long journey.
At the same time, it is also very much important to take precautions since they are coming from COVID-19 affected States".
He continued that such vehicles transporting the stranded people stopping at public places before reaching their destination is dangerous.
Lunkim also said that KYU is willing to help if such vehicles transporting the stranded people officially inform them about their travelling time and date.
Meanwhile, many private vehicles were seen plying and crowding at Kangpokpi DHQs.
Some vehicles were detained by the police for violating the new guidelines.
However, the violators told the police that they were not aware of the latest guidelines which restricted private vehicles without a pass.
With the instructions of SP Kangpokpi, elderly persons violating the guideline were released first and later other violators were released after briefing them about the new guidelines.