Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 10 2010:
Unable to negotiate muddy steep portions on NH-39, over 200 Imphal bound freight trucks including inter-state passenger buses coming from Dimapur side were stranded at Mao area, official reports received here said.
A report from Mao police, confirming the report said that the vehicles were stranded as mud brought down by streams piled up on the highway at Sahong village and its nearby areas where minor landslides occurred two days back.
Reports said that due to heavy shower in the last few days, landslides occurred at Sahong, Tabu and Pani village under Tadubi police station of Senapati district.
The landslides had been cleared but huge masses of mud brought down by the streams have affected the traffic movement.
Around 30 oil tankers and 10 bullet tankers (bulk LPG carriers) coming towards Imphal with security escort were also reportedly stranded at Mao gate due to the bad condition of the road.
Traffic along the Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-53 was also disturbed and over 186 freight trucks which left Jiribam for Imphal three days back are yet to reach Imphal.
They had not reached Nungba till today, another police report said.