IMPHAL: At least 700 trucks carrying fuel, lifesaving drugs, oxygen cylinders and edible items, including baby food, entered Manipur through Jiribam subdivision along the deplorable Imphal-Silchar road on Monday morning.
The flow of commodities in landlocked Manipur along the Imphal-Dimapur highway, its key supply route, has stopped owing to a massive landside near Kohima 17 days ago, triggering sudden inflation even as BJP leader LK Advani urged Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to resolve the crisis urgently.
The price of one litre of petrol has soared to Rs 150 in the grey market and Rs 90 for a litre of diesel. People were seen standing in long queues at certain outlets where the sale of fuel has been started under the government's supervision.
Prices of onion, potato, pulses, baby food and certain household items also jumped up considerably in the open market. Of the 700 trucks that entered Manipur with security escorts, 16 carried medicine, 30 urea, 2 carried filled oxygen cylinders, 20 SK oil and 26 each carried LPG and petrol. Others were laden with baby food and other food items, sources said.
A leader of All Manipur Road Transport Drivers and Motor Workers' Union said the trucks are expected to reach Imphal on Tuesday morning.
Union minister of state for defence Jitendra Singh assured to upgrade the 221-Km Imphal-Jiribam stretch to an "all-weather road" at the earliest.
Source:indiatimes.com
The flow of commodities in landlocked Manipur along the Imphal-Dimapur highway, its key supply route, has stopped owing to a massive landside near Kohima 17 days ago, triggering sudden inflation even as BJP leader LK Advani urged Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to resolve the crisis urgently.
The price of one litre of petrol has soared to Rs 150 in the grey market and Rs 90 for a litre of diesel. People were seen standing in long queues at certain outlets where the sale of fuel has been started under the government's supervision.
Prices of onion, potato, pulses, baby food and certain household items also jumped up considerably in the open market. Of the 700 trucks that entered Manipur with security escorts, 16 carried medicine, 30 urea, 2 carried filled oxygen cylinders, 20 SK oil and 26 each carried LPG and petrol. Others were laden with baby food and other food items, sources said.
A leader of All Manipur Road Transport Drivers and Motor Workers' Union said the trucks are expected to reach Imphal on Tuesday morning.
Union minister of state for defence Jitendra Singh assured to upgrade the 221-Km Imphal-Jiribam stretch to an "all-weather road" at the earliest.
Source:indiatimes.com
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