Imphal, Dec.11, 2013[TOI] --- Hill-based United Naga Council (UNC) has called a 48-hour 'general strike' in Naga-settled areas of Manipur from midnight tonight for formation of a separate administrative unit, UNC sources said.
Official sources said the 48-hour general strike was likely to affect the movement of essential items-laden trucks from outside the state as both the national highways (Imphal-Jiribam-Silchar and Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati) pass through Naga-settled Tamenglong and Senapati districts.
The sources said additional forces would be deployed along the highways to enable the trucks pass through the highways smoothly.
The strike was also likely to impact the yearly 'Orange Festival' at None in Tamenglong on December 14 causing disappointment to hundreds of farmers who would not be able to sell their fruits.
UNC sources said they would impose a 'ban very soon' on the construction of all national projects being implemented in the Naga-setted areas of the state.
Official sources said representatives of UNC, central and state governments had earlier held tripartite talks on the demand of the UNC but no solution could be arrived at because the Naga body 'almost wanted to break up' the territority of the state to have 'an alternative arrangement' (separate administrative unit for the Nagas).
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