Manipur, already struggling with a long agitation over the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, has now been hit by a steep rise in the prices of essential items.
The Imphal-Dimapur and Imphal-Silchar highways, key supply routes to the land-locked state, have been blocked by a landslide and a damaged bridge, respectively.
A litre of petrol is selling at Rs 160-190 on the grey market in Imphal, while the prices of onion, potato, pulses and other vegetable items have doubled.
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Flow of essential commodities along the Imphal-Dimapur highway has come to a halt since mid-August after a heavy landslide in Nagaland's Phesama area blocked the road. Repair work is on.
Owing to the deteriorating condition of a bridge along the Imphal-Silchar highway, transportation of commodities to Manipur along this route has also come to a stop. Engineers of Border Roads Organization (BRO) are currently repairing the bridge.
http://m.timesofindia.com/city/guwa...-Rs-190/L-in-Manipur/articleshow/48878369.cms
The Imphal-Dimapur and Imphal-Silchar highways, key supply routes to the land-locked state, have been blocked by a landslide and a damaged bridge, respectively.
A litre of petrol is selling at Rs 160-190 on the grey market in Imphal, while the prices of onion, potato, pulses and other vegetable items have doubled.
READ ALSO: Maharashtra government to abolish LBT on petrol and diesel within 15 days
Flow of essential commodities along the Imphal-Dimapur highway has come to a halt since mid-August after a heavy landslide in Nagaland's Phesama area blocked the road. Repair work is on.
Owing to the deteriorating condition of a bridge along the Imphal-Silchar highway, transportation of commodities to Manipur along this route has also come to a stop. Engineers of Border Roads Organization (BRO) are currently repairing the bridge.
http://m.timesofindia.com/city/guwa...-Rs-190/L-in-Manipur/articleshow/48878369.cms