Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 02 2010:
The Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed to extension of CRPF escort service between Dimapur and Imphal for oil-tankers and other goods carriers.
Earlier, Dimapur FCI office was informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs that the Union Government could not spare security forces for escorting vehicles permanently and that they would be pulling out CRPF troops currently deployed between Dimapur and Mao for escorting vehicles.
However, with the MHA consenting to further extension of CRPF escort service to vehicles bound for Manipur, around 165 loaded trucks including 10 oil tankers arrived at Imphal through NH 39 today, informed a source.
Another source at IOC said that no fuel oil allocation would be made to oil pumps until tomorrow as today is holiday for Gandhi Jayanti and tomorrow being Sunday.